Immersion, The Facts & Fiction

[DNO]

there is no choice in immersion, it is a feeling, it either happens or doesnt happen, you lose yourself in the game or you don't

this is wrong. If i chose not to play the game i wont get lost in it. I love football and i am immersed in WATCHING it but i will never play madden.

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

non of the arguments are correct since immersion is relative to the persons grasp of reality

[Konachibi]

non of the arguments are correct since immersion is relative to the persons grasp of reality

Lol good point, how can someone with no grasp of reality be immersed in a fantasy world? XD

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

actually the less your grasp of reality the more immersed you are in the fantasy world since the fantasy world would be your reality.. very tricky subject

[Konachibi]

actually the less your grasp of reality the more immersed you are in the fantasy world since the fantasy world would be your reality.. very tricky subject

Ooo, that's an awesome point.

Well then let's render Azury utterly insane and then she can finally immerse herself in FFXIV like the rest of us do.

[Caliburn]

I sincerely thank you for this post Konachibi. "Immersion" is clearly the popular buzzword for forum-goers at the moment and its about time everyone stopped throwing the term around to back up whatever point they're making.

It would be nice if we could stop all the arguements that go along the lines of "Oh but I have to look at FFXIV on a screen and so it doesn't feel real and this is ruining the IMMMERRRSSSIIIIOOONNNNlookatmeimagamedevelopernow."

One may as well say that Monopoly isn't immersive because you're playing on a board rather than running around a city building hotels everywhere.

Kudos, Konata.

[Eekiki]

Saying you don't want immersion to effect your fun is essentially a pro-botter stance...

But that's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is the things you claim to be ruining immersion for you are not necessarily ruining the immersion of other folks.

[Konachibi]

I sincerely thank you for this post Konachibi. "Immersion" is clearly the popular buzzword for forum-goers at the moment and its about time everyone stopped throwing the term around to back up whatever point they're making.

It would be nice if we could stop all the arguements that go along the lines of "Oh but I have to look at FFXIV on a screen and so it doesn't feel real and this is ruining the IMMMERRRSSSIIIIOOONNNNlookatmeimagamedevelopernow."

One may as well say that Monopoly isn't immersive because you're playing on a board rather than running around a city building hotels everywhere.

Kudos, Konata.

Hehe, Monopoly sure would be a tough game if it was played like that XD

And thanks, I'm glad you appreciate it ^.^

[Konachibi]

But that's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is the things you claim to be ruining immersion for you are not necessarily ruining the immersion of other folks.

Could I make claims that Azury argueing baselessly about immersion in the forums is ruining my forum immersion and therefore demand that she be removed from it so that I can enjoy MY immertion?

[Caliburn]

Everyone's ruining my immersion!!! Get out of my world!

What is this keyboard in front of me? I don't feel like I'm really writing anything! Ahhhh immersion!!