thread: 2005-06-02 : Immersion
On 2005-06-05, Jonas Barka wrote:
I agree on most tabltop games getting better if you mix in some Director and Author stance (I usually do). But do you experience character immersion during these stances? As I see the meaning of the word this is by definition impossible as immersion is defined (at least by me) as experiencing and manipulating the world through your character. So if you for some reason only want to maximize immersion in your games, you should go for pure Actor.
(The stance for deep immersion should really be a fourth one as Actor stance (correct me if I'm wrong) is "interacting with the game through your character" but immersion takes "interacting with the game *as* your character" The difference is if you consider your own agenda or only that of the character. Being the character as opposed to acting the character.)
/ Jonas
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