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*Immersion" is a frequently-used word with several different meanings, some of them contradictory.  
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"Immersion" refers to a state of mind where a player does not need to actively [[Suspension of disbelief|suspend disbelief]] in the fictional universe, and where role-playing flows as naturally and easily as if you really were the character.
  
In general, it refers to a state of mind where a player does not need to actively [[suspension_of_disbelief suspend disbelief]] in the fictional universe, and where role-playing flows naturally and easily as if you really were the character.  
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Immersion is often held up as the goal, or the most important means, of the Nordic style of larping. As a result, it has several different meanings and interpratations, many of which are ideologically charged and some of which are contradictory.
  
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== Further reading ==
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* The Turku School by [[Mike Pohjola]]
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* [[Inter-immersion]] by [[Mike Pohjola]]
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* Bøckmann, Three Way Model
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* Harvianien, multi-tier immersion theory (??)
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* Holter, Stop saying immersion
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  [[Category:Concepts]]

Latest revision as of 19:17, 2 January 2020

"Immersion" refers to a state of mind where a player does not need to actively suspend disbelief in the fictional universe, and where role-playing flows as naturally and easily as if you really were the character.

Immersion is often held up as the goal, or the most important means, of the Nordic style of larping. As a result, it has several different meanings and interpratations, many of which are ideologically charged and some of which are contradictory.

Further reading