Chapter 6VR as a Storytelling Tool
Since our ancestors have gathered around campfires and told tales, storytelling has been an important part of our lives. Virtual reality storytelling will become more and more important as this technology progresses and HMDs reach the general public. In this chapter, we will look at the narrative aspect of virtual reality.
Immersion, Presence and Embodiment
The first question storytellers ask themselves when starting a virtual reality project is “Why VR?” Why use this specific medium and not another to tell this story?
Virtual reality offers three unique elements to the narrative, no matter if cinematic or interactive VR is used: immersion, presence, and embodiment. These special attributes are the reason one ...
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