Reflexive VR storytelling design beyond immersion: facilitating self-reflection on death and loneliness

Sojung Bahng; Ryan  M. Kelly; Jon McCormack

doi:10.1145/3313831.3376582

Reflexive VR storytelling design beyond immersion: facilitating self-reflection on death and loneliness

Sojung Bahng, Ryan M. Kelly, Jon McCormack

Department of Human Centred Computing

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

Abstract

This research examines the reflexive dimensions of cinematic virtual reality (CVR) storytelling. We created Anonymous, an interactive CVR piece that employs a reflexive storytelling method. This method is based on distancing effects and is used to elicit audience awareness and self-reflection about loneliness and death. To understand the audience’s experiences, we conducted in-depth interviews to study which design factors and elements prompted reflexive thoughts and feelings. Our findings highlight how the audience experience was impacted
by four reflexive dimensions: abstract and minimal aesthetics, everyday materials and textures, the restriction of control, and multiple, disembodied points of view. We use our findings to discuss how these dimensions can inform the design of VR
storytelling experiences that provoke self and social reflection.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Editors	Joanna McGrenere, Andy Cockburn
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450367080
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376582
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2020 - Honolulu , United States of America Duration: 25 Apr 2020 → 30 Apr 2020 Conference number: 38th https://chi2020.acm.org (Website) https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3313831 (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2020
Abbreviated title	CHI 2020
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	Honolulu
Period	25/04/20 → 30/04/20
Internet address	https://chi2020.acm.org (Website) https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3313831 (Proceedings)

Keywords

Alienation
Cinematic VR
Distancing Effect
Estrangement
Immersive Storytelling
Reflexivity
Virtual Reality

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Bahng, S, M. Kelly, R & McCormack, J 2020, Reflexive VR storytelling design beyond immersion: facilitating self-reflection on death and loneliness. in J McGrenere & A Cockburn (eds), Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 455, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2020, Honolulu , Hawaii, United States of America, 25/04/20. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376582

Reflexive VR storytelling design beyond immersion : facilitating self-reflection on death and loneliness. / Bahng, Sojung; M. Kelly, Ryan ; McCormack, Jon.

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ed. / Joanna McGrenere; Andy Cockburn. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2020. 455.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

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