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âI kind of had an avatar switchâ : the role of the self in engagement with an interactive TV drama
This paper reports results from a study which examined
viewersâ cognitive and affective responses to an interactive
TV drama. Ten participants were videoed interacting with
âOur World Warâ [1], and then interviewed about their
experience using the video playback as a retrospective
prompt. An interpretative framework was designed to guide
analysis by probing themes of narrative engagement
identified in previous literature. We report findings relating to five themes of engagement: cognitive, affective,
perspective taking, competence and autonomy, and
transportation. Our data adds to the existing literature on
interactive stories by highlighting the pivotal role of the self in engaging with interactive drama, with self-reflection emerging within each theme. We conclude that two experiential states drive engagement: a transported
experience; and one in which self-reflection limits transportation