Working with Murray's "Immersion" and Images
Then frame the passage or a part of the passage using the 3-step quotation integration template. In the "3rd" step, use the idea in the quotation to make a claim about your selected image.
Images can be found in this Drive folder. You will need to download the image to the pc and then upload it to Scalar before you can include it in your Scalar page.
1."The enchantment of the computer creates for us a public space that also feels very private and intimate. In psychological terms, computers are liminal objects, located on the threshold between external reality and our own minds. Narrative is also a threshold experience." (Murray 99)
2. Participatory narrative, then, raises several related problems: How can we enter the fictional world without disrupting it? How can we be sure that imaginary actions will not have real results? How can we act on our fantasies without becoming paralyzed by anxiety? The answer to all of these questions lies in the discovery of the digital equivalent of the theater's fourth wall. (103)
3. For purposes of experiencing multisensory immersion, one of the simplest ways to structure participation is to adopt the format of a visit. The visit metaphor is particularly appropriate for establishing a border between the virtual world and ordinary life because a visit involves explicit limits on both time and space.
4. When we enter a fictional world, we do not merely "suspend" a critical faculty; we also exercise a creative faculty. We do not suspend disbelief so much as we actively create belief. Because of our desire to experience immersion, we focus our attention on the enveloping world and we use our intelligence to reinforce rather than to question the reality of the experience. (110)
