Immersive digital environment

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Immersive digital environment

An immersive digital
Digital

A digital system uses discrete values, usually but not always symbolized numerically to represent information for input, processing, transmission, storage, etc....
environment is an artificial

Artificial

Artificial is something which is not Natural . Its original sense, related to artifact and artifice, refers to a product of human endeavor; a more English but gendered synonym is man-made....
, interactive, computer-created scene

Cut scene

A cut scene is a sequence in a video game over which the video game player has little or no control, often breaking up the gameplay and used to advance the plot, present character development, and provide background information, atmosphere, dialogue and clues....
or "world" within which a user can immerse themselves.

Immersive digital environments could be thought of as synonymous with Virtual Reality

Virtual reality

Virtual reality is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment, whether that environment is a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world....
, but without the implication that actual "reality" is being simulated. An immersive digital environment could be a model of reality

Reality

Reality, in everyday usage, means "the state of things as they actually exist". In a sense it is what is real. The term reality, in its widest sense, includes everything that being, whether or not it is observation or comprehension....
, but it could also be a complete fantasy user interface

User interface

The user interface is the aggregate of means by which people—the User s—Interaction with the system—a particular machine, device, computer program or other complex tools....
or abstraction

Abstraction

Abstraction is the process or result of generalization by reducing the information content of a concept or an observable phenomenon, typically in order to retain only information which is relevant for a particular purpose....
, as long as the user of the environment is immersed within it.

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Artificial

Cut scene

Virtual reality

Reality

User interface

Abstraction

Immersion (virtual reality)

Immersion is the state of consciousness where an immersant's awareness of physical self is diminished or lost by being surrounded in an engrossing total environment; often artificial....
is wide and variable, but here it is assumed to mean simply that the user feels like they are part of the simulated "universe

Universe

The universe is defined as everything that physically exists: the entirety of space and time, all forms of matter, energy and momentum, and the physical laws and physical constants that govern them....
". The success with which an immersive digital environment can actually immerse the user

User (computing)

In computing, a user is a person who uses a computer or Internet service. A user may have a user account that identifies the user by a username , screenname , or "handle", which is derived from the identical Citizen's Band radio term....
is dependent on many factors such as believable 3D graphics, surround sound

Surround sound

Surround sound, using multichannel audio, encompasses a range of techniques for enriching the Sound recording and reproduction quality, of an audio source, with additional audio channels reproduced via additional, discrete speakers....
, interactive user-input and other factors such as simplicity, functionality and potential for enjoyment. New technologies are currently under development which claim to bring realistic environmental effects to the players' environment - effects like wind, seat vibration and ambient lighting.

Examples

Computer games

Computer Games

"Computer Games" is a single by New Zealand group, Mi-Sex released in 1981 . It was the single that launched the band, and was hugely popular, particularly in Australia and New Zealand....
from simple arcade to Massively Multiplayer Online Game

Massively multiplayer online game

A massively multiplayer online game is a video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and feature at least one persistent world....
and training programs such as flight

Flight simulator

A flight simulator is a system that tries to copy, or simulation, the experience of flight an aircraft. It is as realistic as possible. The different types of flight simulator range from video games up to full-size cockpit replicas mounted on hydraulic actuators, controlled by state of the art computer technology....
and driving

Driving simulator

Driving Simulators are used for entertainment as well as in training of driver's education courses taught in educational institutions and private businesses....
simulators. Entertainment environments such as motion simulators that immerse the riders/players in a virtual digital environment enhanced by motion, visual and aural cues. There is a motion simulators of the Virunga Mountains

Virunga Mountains

The Virunga Mountains are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, along the northern border of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda....
in Rwanda

Rwanda

The Republic of Rwanda is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania....
to meet a tribe of Mountain Gorilla

Mountain Gorilla

The Mountain Gorilla is one of the two subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla. There are two groups. One is found in the Virunga Mountains of Central Africa, within 4 national parks: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, in south-west Uganda; Volcanoes National Park, in north-west Rwanda; and Virunga National Park and Kahuzi-Bi?ga National Park, in t...
s, or a ride that takes a journey through the arteries and heart

Heart

The heart is a muscle organ in all vertebrates responsible for pumping blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions, or a similar structure in annelids, mollusks, and arthropods....
to witness the build up of plaque

Plaque

Plaque or placque may refer to:* Commemorative plaque, a flat ornamental plate or tablet fixed to a wall, used to mark a significant event, person, etc....
and thus learn about cholesterol

Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a lipidic, waxy alcohol found in the cell membranes and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. It is an essential component of mammalian cell membranes where it is required to establish proper membrane permeability and membrane fluidity....
and health.

There are art installations such as those made by Maurice Benayoun

Maurice Benayoun

Maurice Benayoun is a new-media artist based in Paris who has won numerous awards for his work. His work employs various media, including video, immersive virtual reality, the Web, wireless technology, performance, large-scale art installations and interactive exhibitions....
, Char Davies

Char Davies

Char Davies is an artist who creates artworks using the technologies of immersive virtual reality....
, StudioIMC

StudioIMC

Studio IMC is a New York City -based new media firm that was started at Yale in 2001 and incorporated in 2004. It is comprised of a team of programmers, designers, artists, and researchers, mostly coming from NYU Tisch's Interactive Telecommunications Program and Yale....
and Jeffrey Shaw. More generic examples of an IDE include:

Any computer application or software program.
Interactive TV shows or services such as CNN text.
A VoIP
Voice over IP

Voice over Internet Protocol is a general term for a family of transmission technologies for delivery of voice communications over Internet Protocol networks such as the Internet or other packet-switched Computer network....
conversation or chat
Online chat

Online chat can refer to any kind of communication over the Internet, but is primarily meant to refer to direct one-on-one chat or text-based chat room , using tools such as instant messengers, Internet Relay Chat, talkers and possibly MUDs....
session.
A physical environment / immersive space with surrounding digital projections and sound such as the CAVE
Cave

A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. Some people suggest that the term cave should only apply to cavities that have some part that does not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos....

To some extent screensavers and DVD

DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
movies are also immersive digital environments, though usually not interactive.

External links

The research centre pointed to by this link claims to have developed the IDE concept, though their definition seems a little narrow (they define an immersive digital environment to be a "reverse-engineered" or "reproduced" real environment).

by Dr. Joseph Nechvatal
Joseph Nechvatal

Joseph Nechvatal is a post-conceptual art digital artist and Aesthetics who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom-created computer viruses....