inmersivity

English translation: immersivity

12:39 Aug 27, 2008

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Media / Multimedia

English term or phrase: inmersivity

What does it mean? It's mentioned many times here:
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:-3SROdxemaoJ:www.escope...

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Selected answer:immersivity

Explanation:
From the presence of the word "i*M*mersive" in section four, paragraph 3, this has to be a typo:

Digaria Article Immersivity Scale
Immersivity Scale: Digaria. ... The Immersivity Scale is a rating of how immersive a virtual world environment is to the user. ...
digaria.com/postings/dd5898ebe42da185bdbcf424ac11f7b8

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Local time: 19:10

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immersivity

David Moore (X)

immersion...modify the sentence to allow for this word to fit in, it is mor proper

José J. Martínez

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Ken Cox

José J. Martínez

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immersivity

David Moore (X)
Local time: 19:10
Native speaker of: English
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Thanks to all of you!

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immersion...modify the sentence to allow for this word to fit in, it is mor proper

Explanation:
Just my suggestion. Please see my links below.

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: In this case I only needed to understand the word, but thanks for the good advice anyway!

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Reference

Reference information:
apparently a calque from Spanish -- see e.g.

inmersión - Definición - WordReference.com
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inmersión - Diccionario Español en linea. ... la inmersión lingüística resulta imprescindible para dominar una lengua extranjera. astron. ...
www.wordreference.com/definicion/inmersi�n

In your cited document, 'inmersivity' seems to mean 'the extent to which the viewer has the sensation of being 'immersed' in the depicted scene.

Ken Cox
Native speaker of:

English

Note to reference poster

Asker: It makes sense. Thanks!

1 hr

Reference

Reference information:
The word in spanish

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-08-27 14:28:13 GMT)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immersion

the word in english

Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/inmersi%F3n

José J. Martínez
United States
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

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