Immersivity: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Spaces of Immersion

Autor(en)

Laura Katharina Mücke, Florian Freitag, Damien B. Schlarb, Céline Molter, Helena Rapp, Dominic Zerhoch, Clemens Spahr, Elisabeth Sommerlad

Abstrakt

This article proposes to shift the scholarly focus from the conceptually, terminologically, and methodologically fuzzy notion of “immersion” to the concept of “immersivity,” and thus from a discussion of experiences to an analysis of the productive forces that enable such experiences (aesthetic and otherwise). Using case studies from theme parks, film, and immersive theatre to video games and immersive educational spaces, we argue that immersivity is a distinct term that denotes an inherent quality of objects in general and of mediated, delineated, real and virtual spaces in particular. We assume that in all of these examples, spatial qualities and modes interact in particular ways to facilitate immersion. Elucidating these interactions requires discussing examples from different disciplinary contexts. It is precisely through this interdisciplinary approach that we take a first step towards understanding immersivity, as we pinpoint cross-disciplinary congruences wherever possible. The article thus offers the starting point for a transdisciplinary, qualitative, experimental, and analytical model of immersivity. Following a theoretical introduction to the topic of immersion, we will first conceptualize our interdisciplinary understanding of immersion and immersivity and then launch into a transdisciplinary dialogue about examples of immersive spaces.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft

Externe Organisation(en)

Universität Duisburg-Essen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Journal

Ambiances Environnement sensible, architecture et espace urbain

Band

Varia

Anzahl der Seiten

24

ISSN

2266-839X

DOI

https://doi.org/10.4000/ambiances.3233

Publikationsdatum

12-2020

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

604011 Filmwissenschaft

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/de469220-db84-40e5-b0bb-0f368951e2e7