The making of "Pearl," a Google spotlight story

Osborne, Patrick E.; Guerrab, Rachid El; Eisenmann, David; Curtis, Cassidy

doi:10.1145/2936733.2936742

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“…Due to the sensation of a first-person perspective, we also hypothesize that participants rate their viewing experience (i.e., emotional engagement and sense of presence) higher in the virtual reality condition. This means that they would feel more engaged with the narrative, the fictional space, and characters while being less aware (Osborne, 2016) in the 360-degree format, where the viewer can define the direction of viewing within the 6 degrees of freedom (a); and the same scene in the theatrical version of the movie (b). Screenshots made by the authors of the movie available for the public on Steam (a) and YouTube (b).…”

Section: Research Gap and The Present Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As film stimulus, we used the six-minute animated movie, Pearl (Osborne, 2016), which is unique in its distribution format: it is available for the public both in a cinematic virtual reality and theatrical (regular-screen) format made by the same filmmakers (see Figure 1). The virtual reality version, used for the VR condition, includes six degrees of freedom, which allows for a full range of head motions in a three-dimensional space.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Figure 1. Stills from Pearl(Osborne, 2016) in the 360-degree format, where the viewer can define the direction of viewing within the 6 degrees of freedom (a); and the same scene in the theatrical version of the movie (b). Screenshots made by the authors of the movie available for the public on Steam (a) and YouTube (b).…”

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The Effects of Cinematic Virtual Reality on Viewing Experience and the Recollection of Narrative Elements

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Cinematic virtual reality offers 360-degree moving image experiences that engage a viewer's body as its position defines the momentary perspective over the surrounding simulated space. While a 360-degree narrative space has been demonstrated to provide highly immersive experiences, it may also affect information intake and the recollection of narrative events. The present study hypothesizes that the immersive quality of cinematic VR induces a viewer's first-person perspective in observing a narrative in contrast to a camera perspective. A first-person perspective is associated with increase in emotional engagement, sensation of presence, and a more vivid and accurate recollection of information. To determine these effects, we measured viewing experiences, memory characteristics, and recollection accuracy of participants watching an animated movie either using a VR headset or a stationary screen. The comparison revealed that VR viewers experience a higher level of presence in the displayed environment than screen viewers and that their memories of the movie are more vivid, evoke stronger emotions, and are more likely to be recalled from a first-person perspective. Yet, VR participants can recall fewer details than screen viewers. Overall, these results show that while cinematic virtual reality viewing involves more immersive and intense experiences, the 360-degree composition can negatively impact comprehension and recollection.

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