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Douglas, Y., & Hargadon, A. 2000, May 30–June 3, The pleasure principle: Immersion, engagement, flow. Paper presented at Proceedings of the eleventh ACM on Hypertext and hypermedia, San Antonio, Texas. 
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Resource type: Proceedings Article
Peer reviewed
DOI: 10.1145/336296.336354
ID no. (ISBN etc.): 1-58113-227-1
BibTeX citation key: Douglas2000
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Categories: General
Keywords: Engagement, Flow, Immersion, Schemas
Creators: Douglas, Hargadon
Publisher: ACM (San Antonio, Texas)
Collection: Proceedings of the eleventh ACM on Hypertext and hypermedia
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Abstract
"While few critics writing on readers and hypertext have focussed on the affective pleasures of reading hypertext fiction or interactive narratives like Myst, those who assess the experience of reading them tend to assume interactive texts should be either immersive or engaging. This study uses schema theory to define the characteristics of immersion and engagement in both conventional and new media. After examining how readers' experiences of these two different aesthetics may be enhanced or diminished by interface design, options for navigation, and other features, the essay concludes by looking beyond immersion and engagement to "flow; " [sic] a state in which readers are both immersed and engaged."
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Notes
Broad definitions of immersion from books to digital games. Flow, according to the authors, is a combination of immersion and engagement.

In the article, 'the reader' is a reader of books, films, games etc.
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p.153   "a state in which readers [of a hypertext or interactive narrative such as many forms of computer game] are both immersed and engaged"   Added by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard
Keywords:   Engagement Flow Immersion Schemas
pp.154–155   "Reading Jane Eyre is immersive [because it conforms to the well-known schema of the romance novel]. Reading Ulysses is engaging [because it cannot easily be accommodated to such an accessible schema]."   Added by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard
Keywords:   Engagement Flow Immersion Schemas
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p.158   The authors make the distinction that immersion is pleasurable whereas engagement is stimulating to the intellect. What is confusing is their later statement that immersion and engagement are not in fact two separate states that can co-exist as flow but are polar opposites on a continuum.   Added by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard
Keywords:   Engagement Flow Immersion Schemas
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