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Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO by Benjammer on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @05:17PM (#31588258)
I've never been convinced that physical immersion will ever be as compelling to the human brain as mental immersion through good story-telling. Having my real-life body and physical attributes thrust directly into a story/game just seems like the most non-immersive thing possible to me unless the game is entirely designed around moving the body, like DDR or Beat Saber or whatever.
Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO by eludwig on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @05:31PM (#31588405)
This is what the makers of text adventures said about graphic adventures, just in a different dimensional context. And we all know how that turned out... :-/
Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO by failTide on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @06:14PM (#31588828)
True, although I still feel more immersed in a good text adventure than some of the best AAA games out there. I played 'Lost Pig' [1] about a year ago and the 'visuals' are still fresh in my mind.

https://pr-if.org/play/lostpig/

Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO by lovich on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @05:41PM (#31588507)
I don’t understand this comment. Isn’t having your real life body put into the story/game like a textbook definition of being more immersive than just engaging with sight and sound?
Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO by JKCalhoun on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @05:58PM (#31588680)
"The last rays of sunlight disappear leaving a cold darkness in the Uncanny Valley before you."