Immersion Revisited: A review of existing definitions of immersion and their relation to different theories of presence

The role of sound in inducing storytelling in immersive environments

“…Immersion, as it has been regarded along this article, is a cognitive state, a subjective experience of being mentally absorbed that involves the sensation of engagement within a certain narrative or experience [48]. Immersion is a modal category, rather than a medial category [2], meaning that it is not the characteristics of the new media, in digital environments, that convey the immersive experience.…”

“…The experience of reading a book or watching a movie can convey the feeling of being transported to a fictional world. Immersion, whether it emerges from a real situation or conveyed by a virtual environment, whether we are referring to a technology, to the interaction with it or to a subjective experience, is related with the sensation of involvement within a certain narrative or experience [48]. Thus, we refer to immersion as a cognitive state of engagement independent of the medium in which it is experienced.…”

“…However, the usage of the term in different fields may be referring to slight different meanings and explored in different approaches. The concept has been subject of several studies that aim to understand and clarify the meaning of the term and its usage in research in the context of the digital media [1,5,26,45,48]. Nilsson et al [48], in their exhaustive literature review, provide an overview on the existing definitions of immersion and suggest a taxonomy that interconnects the existing conceptualizations of the term divided into three categories: (1) Immersion as a property of a technology that mediates an experience [62]; (2) Immersion as a response to an unfolding narrative [5,45,60], that can be subdivided into spatial, temporal and emotional immersion; (3) Immersion as a response to challenges that may involve the use of sensorimotor skills or the intellect of the user [5,45].…”

Questionnaire Measures and Physiological Correlates of Presence: A Systematic Review

“…Several studies have considered the difference between these terms and related constructs (Nacke and Lindley, 2008;Cummings and Bailenson, 2016;Suvajdzc et al, 2018). Generally, immersion refers to the outcome of immersive technology when evaluated objectively (Nilsson et al, 2016). Briefly, a system is more immersive depending on the numbers and quality of delivering displays, in all modalities, and preservation of visual fidelity that is similar to the real world (Cummings and Bailenson, 2016).…”

Narrative of One Escape: Spatial Factors of Immersion Into the World of Has’ka Shyjan’s Novel “Behind the Back”

“…Доцільним видається осмислення проблеми впливу на читача роману Шиян через категорію занурення ("immersion") -поняття, активно використовуваного в психології сприйняття, теоріях віртуальної реальності й медійної комунікації, в естетиці й літературознавстві на позначення максимального включення реципієнта у штучно створений світ (твору, гри тощо). Свідомо обмежуючи себе лише наратологічними вимірами розглядуваного поняття, зазначимо, що на сьогодні існують детальні концепції занурення, адаптовані до інших сфер застосування терміна (огляд нюансів його вжитку, викладено, зокрема, у статті [19]). У фокусі уваги в пропонованій нами розвідціпроцес занурення читача в художню оповідь, основи розуміння якого більшість сучасних наратологів виводять ще з міркувань, висловлених Семюелом Тейлором Колріджем у 1817 році.…”