Blogpost #2: Rethinking sociality – a practical approach

Introduction First we will present an overview of how sociality unfolds within a virtual reality experience using our product as a lens for this analysis. We will analyse how immersion is achieved through cooperation and how this affects sociality, we will use this chapter to lead onto asymmetrical gameplay, where we will, look at specific […]

BlogPost #1: Rethinking sociality – a theoretical approach

This work explores the sociality of players across virtual and real spaces through a theoretical analysis of immersion, the magic circle, sociality, asymmetric gameplay, narratives and procedural rhetoric. The theories presented serves to create the foundation from which to rethink the social context that unfolds surrounding a virtual reality experience.