Immersion is a feeling you get when it comes to games, animation and VFX that makes you feel as if you are involved or attached to the form of media. It allows you to get a real sense of the world and dynamics in that world that make it come to life, almost as if you are a part of it.
Typically speaking, GAVFX products can immerse the audience with a gripping story and well written characters but there is much more to it that just that. Sound can really bring scenes to life as well as exciting gameplay.
When it comes to video games, developers should be looking to make the most out of the platforms they are developing for, this may include movement controls for the Nintendo Switch or making full use of the DualSense control pad. Features such as Haptic Feedbacks and Adaptive Triggers can really make you feel as if you are in the characters shoes. The feeling of a bow string getting tighter in Horizon Zero Dawn or the rumble of the haptics that make it feel like your walking down a dirt path accompanied with the speakers inbuilt controller all add to the immersion of the product.
Along side all of that, Game Feel is a term that is largely used in the development scene but can be hard to understand. Game Feel refers to how good the game feels to play. Super Mario 64 is a prime example of perfect game feel for a platformer. If all the scenery is taken away and Mario is just in a test level, he feels great to control, Jumping, Long Jumping, Wall Kicks and Backflips seem to execute flawlessly.
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Character Movement isn’t the only pillar in Game Feel, other pillars could include camera effects such as a screen shake or blood on the camera to indicate health, something Call of Duty does well or it could be how certain peripherals are used within video games. The guitar for guitar hero or Pokeball Plus for Pokemon Lets Go, it all circles back to immersion.
Immersion is important for GAVFX products because it is the start of a foundation for life within these products. If there wasn’t any immersive technologies used in these products, then it would result a dull, lackluster 5 minute pick me up before its deleted or uninstalled. Immersion keeps the audience gripped and keeps the audience coming back for more.
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