{"id":724,"date":"2025-04-25T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markelarias.eus\/?p=724"},"modified":"2025-05-26T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T14:00:26","slug":"derechos-de-los-animales-copy-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markelav.eus\/?p=724&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Immersion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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According to Pavlik (2019), immersive journalism aims to \u201cplace the audience inside the story,\u201d creating a first-person experience that can foster empathy, understanding, and emotional resonance. Similarly, De la Pe\u00f1a et al. (2010) define immersive journalism as a new form of storytelling that combines journalism with virtual or augmented sensory inputs to enhance user engagement.<\/span><\/p>

The mental health benefits of immersive experiences have also been documented. A study by Bostock et al. (2019) on mindfulness apps found that guided meditation has a measurable impact on reducing anxiety and improving well-being. Meanwhile, Goyal et al. (2014) conducted a meta-analysis showing that mindfulness meditation significantly reduces stress, anxiety, and depression\u2014making it highly relevant to vulnerable groups like Erasmus students.<\/span><\/p>

Our use of binaural audio directly supports these findings, offering a meditative journalistic format that contributes to both emotional well-being and innovative storytelling. This ties into broader debates on how journalism can serve not only to inform, but also to support and heal.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Immersion was the topic where we produced the most experimental and multisensory content. In the introduction week, we created an alien-themed immersive concert using a Loopstation RC505 MKII and a 3D binaural microphone. I want to emphasize how much attention we gave to the audience\u2019s sensory experience, constantly asking ourselves how every sound, movement, and spatial cue would be felt by the listener.<\/p>

Otherwise, our main project took a completely different direction. We focused on mental health among Erasmus students and created a 3D audio guided meditation.\u00a0 Also, we created three 360 degrees videos to help reducing different types of anxiety commonly experienced by international students: exam stress, social pressure and homesickness.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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This project shos how immersion can push journalism beyond traditional formats, offering experiences rather than just information.<\/p>

The 3D audio meditation was designed to provide emotional support through whispered guidance, ambient sounds, and a sense of calm intimacy. Meanwhile, the three 360\u00ba videos addressed anxiety from different perspectives:<\/p>