Method for Subjective Assessment of Immersion in Audiovisual Experiences

Agrewal, Sarvesh; Bech, Søren; Bærentsen, Klaus B.; Moor, Katrien De; Forchammer, Søren

doi:10.17743/jaes.2021.0013

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“…In this work, it is assumed that more envelopment should yield more immersion and that more immersive experiences will be preferred. The assumption that more immersive experiences will be preferred has been discussed previously [10] and is at the core of the motivation for studying immersion.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Immersion is a holistic concept that is equivalent to mental engagement in an activity. For a detailed discussion on immersion and its assessment, refer to [16,14,10].…”

Section: Envelopment and Immersionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It should be noted that the stimuli were not mastered in UHD resolution, and the versions of high dynamic range were different among the stimuli. See [10] for additional details.…”

Section: Program Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The material had to satisfy the conditions for assessing immersion as discussed in [14,10] because it was held constant for both experiments. These conditions include length of stimuli, variety in genre (in an attempt to evoke spatial, emotional, and temporal immersion), and standalone stimuli that do not require prior knowledge of the content.…”

Section: Program Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The program material was largely inspired by the stimuli mentioned in [10]. They are listed in Table 1.…”

Section: Program Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Influence of Changes in Audio Spatialization on Immersion in Audiovisual Experiences

Agrawal¹,

Bech²,

Moor³

et al. 2022

J. Audio Eng. Soc.

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Understanding the influence of technical system parameters on audiovisual experiences is important for technologists to optimize experiences. The focus in this study was on the influence of changes in audio spatialization (varying the loudspeaker configuration for audio rendering from 2.1 to 5.1 to 7.1.4) on the experience of immersion. First, a magnitude estimation experiment was performed to perceptually evaluate envelopment for verifying the initial condition that there is a perceptual difference between the audio spatialization levels. It was found that envelopment increased from 2.1 to 5.1 reproduction, but there was no significant benefit of extending from 5.1 to 7.1.4. An absolute-rating experimental paradigm was used to assess immersion in four audiovisual experiences by 24 participants. Evident differences between immersion scores could not be established, signaling that a change in audio spatialization and subsequent change in envelopment does not guarantee a psychologically immersive experience.

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Section: Research Question and Organizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Immersion is a holistic concept that is equivalent to mental engagement in an activity. For a detailed discussion on immersion and its assessment, refer to [16,14,10].…”

Section: Envelopment and Immersionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It should be noted that the stimuli were not mastered in UHD resolution, and the versions of high dynamic range were different among the stimuli. See [10] for additional details.…”

Section: Program Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Program Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The program material was largely inspired by the stimuli mentioned in [10]. They are listed in Table 1.…”

Section: Program Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Influence of Changes in Audio Spatialization on Immersion in Audiovisual Experiences

Agrawal¹,

Bech²,

Moor³

et al. 2022

J. Audio Eng. Soc.

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Immersion in Audiovisual Experiences

Agrawal

Bech

2022

Human–Computer Interaction Series

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Understanding the concept of immersion and its influencing factors is critical for enabling engaging audiovisual experiences. However, a lack of definitional consensus and suitable methods for assessing immersion hinder research on the subject. This chapter discusses the idea of immersion based on a non-exhaustive literature review of the topic and presents an adaptable definition of immersion that is not limited to virtual reality applications. Additionally, an exploratory experimental paradigm for measuring immersion in audiovisual experiences is described. The description of immersion and the experimental framework presented in this chapter are a starting point for resolving the difference in opinion and developing novel methods to thoroughly explore the concept of immersion respectively.

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