Immersion, The Facts & Fiction

[Kirith]

The more i re-read the statement in which the OP states that he/she isn't trolling, the more i struggle to believe it. By speaking as if you were the only correct user of the english language on these forums and attempting to teach a whole forum (comprised of adults, other than minors) the meaning of simple english definitions, you are the worst, most self-absorbed troll i have ever seen.

Everything you say is sophistry of the lowest category, to boot.

"Immersion" as defined in a videogame is the following (taken from your link):

2. (often passive; often foll by in) to involve deeply; engross "to immerse oneself in a problem"

Literally, letting oneself plunge into a different world is its meaning in relation to videogames.
Very simply, it is the act of believing to belong to an imaginary world to a certain extent.

Since it is a feeling, you can't make an absolute quantification concerning immersion. Every person has their own perception of it.

When people argue something hurts their immersion, it means said thing is preventing them from plunging into the fantasy world deeper, which is perfectly legiptimate, it's simply a personal judgement of how good of a lie this fantasy world is.

Roleplaying is letting oneself immerse almost completely in a fantasy world, for example, to the point of becoming a character of that world, acting as such.

And that's all there is to it. Someone as misled as yourself should never attempt something as outrageous as this ever again.
Better yet, i demand this thread is closed immediately, as a direct insult to the intelligence of all the forum members.