Building a VR Narrative

Engaging Photorealistic VR: An Aesthetic Process of Interaction

This thesis investigates the potential of aesthetics in the design of Human-Computer Interactions (HCI). In particular, it aims to provide a means by which aesthetics can be applied in photorealistic virtual reality (VR) to create ‘engaging’ experiences. Indeed, the author of this thesis suggests that much can be gained from looking at the aesthetics of photorealistic VR content as opposed to t...

From the Necessity of Film Closure to Inherent VR Wideness

Film is a “closed” medium, so narrative closure is a necessity; VR is a “wideness” medium, so narrative completeness is not vital. In this paper, we would like to analyse the purposes of narrative film closure in terms of the viewer and explore VR “wideness” effects within user emotions, to demonstrate that “wideness” eliminates the necessity of closure through continuous engagement and gratifi...

Trauma and Self-Narrative in Virtual Reality: Toward Recreating a Healthier Mind

This study discusses the concept of virtual selves created in the virtual spaces [e.g. social network services or virtual reality (VR)]. It analyzes the activities in the different virtual spaces and claims that experience gained there can be transferred to real life. In respect to that, the effects of the VR treatment on the self as well as the concept of creating a life story are analyzed as ...

An 'Amuse-Bouche at Best': 360° VR Storytelling in Full Perspective

Much has been written about the function of narrative in virtual reality (VR) productions (Aylett & Louchart, 2003; Aylett et al, 2005; Ryan, 2001; 2005; 2008; 2009), but the role of the audience, and the relative degree of control that they have over the content, has led some scholars to believe that there is an ontological problem with describing VR in narrative terms. This article investigat...

NARRATIVE STORYTELLING IN VR THROUGH GAMING by Brycon