CCDN231 Activity 1

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Whilst watching a film or a television programme our bodies and minds can experience extraordinary things. Consistantly we are plunged into a new exciting world and are engulfed by audio-visual information. This concept of immersion is experienced when, whilst our attention is devoted to the film, the world around us disappears slowly until we are unaware of our own environment. Noises heard around us can go unnoticed and even changes in lighting/physical envioronment can slip by without realisation. The most unnatural feeling occurs as our mind snaps back into reality by the easiest of triggers, our eyes move away from the screen, a loud noise renders us aware or our vision is obstructed. It is not only audial and visual changes that go unnoticed. Sometimes our body position can change slowly over time without knowledge and new smells can enter or leave our attention.