Immersion in Video Games

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Originally Posted by Angrist

Uh I don't see what you mean. Is it a good or a bad thing?

Its a bad thing if I wasn't clear.

When I'm watching a movie, I'm watching a movie. And for someone or something to take me out of the element of the movie through any means would just shatter it for me.

Here's a bit more subtle and recent example I guess, Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince is in 3D for the beginning of the movie, which is all well and good, but then a giant sign comes up about 10 minutes into the movie telling you to take off your glasses. Coming into this, I didn't know if 3D was select scenes or what so for the rest of the movie, I was semi-focused on any warning telling me to put back on the glasses, which in essence took away my enjoyment of the movie.

It would be IMO the same as if I'm playing a game and all of a sudden there is a 10 minute stop gap, it kills the momentum and generally is the time I turn off the game for a bit because it kills my own flow.