Parallel worlds: immersion in location-based experiences

  • Authors:
  • Josephine Reid;Erik Geelhoed;Richard Hull;Kirsten Cater;Ben Clayton

  • Affiliations:
  • Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol;Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol;Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol;University of Bristol, Bristol;University of Bristol, Bristol

  • Venue:
  • CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

This paper analyses the stages and circumstances for immersion based on quantitative and qualitative feedback from 700 people who took part in a three week long public trial of a location-based audio drama. Ratings of enjoyment, immersion and how much history came alive all scored highly and people often spent up to an hour in the experience. A model of immersion as a cycle of transient states triggered by events in the overall experience is defined. This model can be used to design for immersion in future experiences.