Abstract
We introduce Time Expansion Coefficient (that is, α), which refers to the ratio of the actual time to the VR image time, in this paper. VR film designers adjust time expansion coefficient according to different narrative types in VR films to optimize users’ immersive perception. We evaluated five types of narrative which include linear narrative with fixed shot, linear narrative with moving shot, circular narrative, multi-view narrative and interactive narrative. The results show that circular narrative and multi-view narrative are most affected by the time expansion coefficient. Interactive narrative and multi-view narrative are almost equally affected while linear narrative is less affected. In addition, when time expansion coefficient is greater than 1 (that is, α > 1), immersion in all five narrative types we refer to is improved.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Swarajya, G., Reddy, H.: Empirical Investigation on Measurement of Game Immersion using Real World Dissociation Factor (2016)
Ryan, M.-L.: Narrative as Virtual Reality 2: Immersion and Interactivity in Literature and Electronic Media. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore (2015)
Brooks, K.: There is Nothing Virtual About Immersion: Narrative Immersion for VR and Other Interfaces. Motorola Labs/Human Interface Labs
Liang, H., Chang, J.: Puppet Narrator: utilizing motion sensing technology in storytelling for young children. In: Ismail Khalid Kazmi - International Conference on Games & Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (2015)
Murray, J.H.: Hamlet on the Holodeck - The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace. The Free Press, New York (1997)
Herman, D., Manfred, J., Marie-Laure, R.: Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory. Routledge, Abingdon (2007)
Sparacino, F.: INTER_FACE Body Boundaries, issue editor: Emanuele Quinz, Anomalie n. 2, Paris, France, Anomos (2001)
Steuer, J.: Defining virtual reality: dimensions determining telepresence. J. Commun. 42(4)(Autumn), 73–93 (1992)
Aylett, R., Louchart, S.: Towards a narrative theory of virtual reality. Virtual Reality 7, 2–9 (2003)
Bowman, D.A., McMahan, R.P.: Virginia Tech. Virtual Reality: How Much Immersion Is Enough?. Published by the IEEE Computer Society (2007)
Lin, J.-H.T.: Fear in virtual reality (VR): fear elements, coping reactions, immediate and next-day fright responses toward a survival horror zombie virtual reality game. Comput. Hum. Behav. 72 (2017), 350–361 (2017)
Begault, D.R., Trejo, L.J.: 3-D sound for virtual reality and multimedia (2000)
Rogers, K., Ribeiro, G., Wehbe, R.R., Weber, M., Nacke, L.E.: Vanishing importance: studying immersive effects of game audio perception on player experiences. In: Virtual Reality CHI 2018, 21–26 April 2018, Montreal, QC, Canada (2018). ©2018 Copyright is held by the owner/author(s). Publication rights licensed to ACM
Sutherland, I.E.: The ultimate display. Multimedia: From Wagner to virtual reality (1965)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this paper
Cite this paper
Guo, Z., Zhao, J., Wang, Z. (2020). How to Improve the Immersiveness in VR by Changing the Time Expansion Coefficient. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M. (eds) HCI International 2020 - Posters. HCII 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1225. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50729-9_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50729-9_3
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-50728-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-50729-9
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)