immersiveness

I think it depends on the nature of the (a) learner/user; (b) the nature of the environment, sim, or build; and (c) the nature of the task -- each of these have variable dimensions within them that necessitate various levels of need for projection or "immersiveness" into SL:

Archive 2007-06-03 Milosun Czervik 2007

It might be unreasonable to expect a nice, neat definition of "immersiveness" from academics.

Whack-a-Professor 2006

-- Dr. Mario is okay, but lacks the charm and "immersiveness" (for lack of a better term) of the misleadingly-titled Tetris Attack.

kevynwight Diary Entry kevynwight 2003

The Internet, says Rose, "encourages immersiveness."

Arianna Huffington: On Change, Disruptive Innovation, and the Problem With Paywalls Arianna Huffington 2011

The Internet, says Rose, "encourages immersiveness."

Arianna Huffington: On Change, Disruptive Innovation, and the Problem With Paywalls Arianna Huffington 2011

Part of me thinks it must have to do with the series sheer length; which by a sort of textual brute force can replicate the immersiveness a more skillful writer achieves through style, worldbuilding or character.

Robert Jordan, The Wheel of Time (1990-2005) Adam Roberts 2010

So much for immersiveness and welcome to the uncanny valley.

A Bland and Deadly Courtesy skzbrust 2008

So much for immersiveness and welcome to the uncanny valley.

A Bland and Deadly Courtesy skzbrust 2008

No matter how impressive a game is, in its rules-ridden immersiveness it will not be able to tell a coherent, meaningful story.

Immersed and Confused 2010

The device helped convey the extraordinary weight of the T Rex's thumps and footfalls during a Jurassic Park movie clip, and it added directionality and a heightened immersiveness to the video game clip I saw.

KOR-fx: Good vibrations... for your chest? 2010