Re:The Problem with Reality
by TeMPOraL on Wednesday July 06, 2016 @03:54PM
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> So what's the next step for achieving maximum immersion?
Do we need to go further? The classical suspension of disbelief already works pretty well with television and video games. The most important requirement is to keep distractions away - especially other people. That's personally why I personally tend to watch movies and play storyline-heavy video games only late at night.
The brain is very good at recognizing and telling apart patterns, but it's also very good at accepting them - including whole invented realities, as long as they're consistent and don't constantly mix with the "real" one.
Do we need to go further? The classical suspension of disbelief already works pretty well with television and video games. The most important requirement is to keep distractions away - especially other people. That's personally why I personally tend to watch movies and play storyline-heavy video games only late at night.
The brain is very good at recognizing and telling apart patterns, but it's also very good at accepting them - including whole invented realities, as long as they're consistent and don't constantly mix with the "real" one.