Understanding Immersion in the Context of Films with Spatial Audio

TY - GEN

T1 - Understanding Immersion in the Context of Films with Spatial Audio

AU - Williams, Joseph

AU - Shepstone, Sven

AU - Murphy, Damian Thomas

PY - 2022/8/15

Y1 - 2022/8/15

N2 - As spatial audio technologies become more prevalent, more individuals are being exposed to film content via a traditional visual monitor, delivered in a way which makes them feel as though the film’s soundtrack is emanating from all around them. In describing such experiences, the term immersion has become a buzzword both in academia and elsewhere. Through a review of relevant literature and qualitative analysis of descriptions of film immersion from a survey, an understanding of this ill-defined term is developed and the influence of spatial audio on film immersion is discussed. This work leads to a series of suggestions for future studies in this domain, notably highlighting the need for the assessment of the perception of auditory immersion and support for the use of physiological methods for assessing a subject’s absorption in the film world.

AB - As spatial audio technologies become more prevalent, more individuals are being exposed to film content via a traditional visual monitor, delivered in a way which makes them feel as though the film’s soundtrack is emanating from all around them. In describing such experiences, the term immersion has become a buzzword both in academia and elsewhere. Through a review of relevant literature and qualitative analysis of descriptions of film immersion from a survey, an understanding of this ill-defined term is developed and the influence of spatial audio on film immersion is discussed. This work leads to a series of suggestions for future studies in this domain, notably highlighting the need for the assessment of the perception of auditory immersion and support for the use of physiological methods for assessing a subject’s absorption in the film world.

KW - audio

KW - VR

M3 - Conference contribution

BT - AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference (August 2022)

PB - Audio Engineering Society

T2 - Audio Engineering Society Conference: AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference

Y2 - 15 August 2022 through 17 August 2022

ER -