Understanding Immersion in the Context of Films with Spatial Audio

Williams J, Shepstone S, Murphy D. Understanding Immersion in the Context of Films with Spatial Audio. In: AES Conference: AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference. Audio Engineering Society; 2022. Paper 46. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21878

@inproceedings{Williams2022_21878,
  author = {Williams, Joseph and Shepstone, Sven and Murphy, Damian},
  title = {{Understanding Immersion in the Context of Films with Spatial Audio}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference},
  note = {Paper 46},
  year = {2022},
  month = aug,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21878}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Understanding Immersion in the Context of Films with Spatial Audio
AU  - Williams, Joseph
AU  - Shepstone, Sven
AU  - Murphy, Damian
T2  - AES Conference: AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference
M1  - Paper 46
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/08/06
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
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.
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