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Perez, Beatriz Del CazCorresponding AuthorMartin, Javier MoralAuthorCentellas, Fernando CanetAuthor

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User reviews of the impact of immersive media experiences: Qualitative content analysis of user comments about Traveling While Black

Publicated to:Fonseca-Journal Of Communication. (28): 65-84 - 2024-01-01 (28), DOI: 10.48047/fjc.28.01.07

Authors: Perez, Beatriz Del Caz; Martin, Javier Moral; Centellas, Fernando Canet

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Formac, Valencia, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Valencia, Spain - Author

Abstract

There are few studies on the effects of immersive media dealing with social issues. The analysis of user reviews of immersive media experiences is a potential way of evaluating the impact of such experiences. This article proposes a qualitative analysis model for user comments on immersive media productions, based on a modification of the categorization proposed by Bourgonjon et al. (2016) for assessing the impact of video games by analyzing positive user reviews. In this article, the categorization is expanded to include the evaluation of negative comments on immersive products with social themes. The resulting eight pairs of categories are applied to Traveling While Black (Roger Ross Williams, 2019), an award -winning virtual reality narrative on anti -Black racism. The analysis allows for a more comprehensive evaluation of the impact of an immersive narrative, highlighting both the positive and negative aspects identified by users. The findings confirm the importance of enjoyment in the positive evaluations of virtual reality users, while raising questions about the immersive media experience's reputation as the "ultimate empathy machine."

Keywords

Embodied experienceGamesImmersivePerspectivProsocialQualitative content analysiUser reviewsVirtual realityVirtual-reality

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Fonseca-Journal Of Communication due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Linguistics and Language. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Communication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Pérez Pérez, Beatriz) and Last Author (Canet Centellas, Fernando Javier).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Pérez Pérez, Beatriz.