(ぼつにゅうかん)

ぼつにゅうかん
noun
sense of immersion; immersive feeling
1. sense of immersion; immersive feeling; feeling of being absorbed
The feeling of being completely drawn into an experience, especially in gaming, virtual reality, film, or other media. A buzzword in technology and entertainment.
没入感(ぼつにゅうかん)がすごい。
The sense of immersion is amazing.
このゲームは没入感(ぼつにゅうかん)(たか)い。
This game has a high level of immersion.
VRヘッドセットを使(つか)うと、圧倒的(あっとうてき)没入感(ぼつにゅうかん)体験(たいけん)できる。
With a VR headset, you can experience an overwhelming sense of immersion.

A compound of 没入(ぼつにゅう) (immersion, being absorbed) and (かん) (feeling, sense). Has become very common in discussions about gaming, VR, movies, and other media experiences. 没入(ぼつにゅう) itself combines (ぼつ) (sink, submerge) and (にゅう) (enter).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 没入感(ぼつにゅうかん)(たか)い — highly immersive
  • 没入感(ぼつにゅうかん)(あじ)わう — to savor the immersion
  • 没入感(ぼつにゅうかん)(そこ)なう — to break the immersion
  • 没入感(ぼつにゅうかん)のある体験(たいけん) — an immersive experience

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 臨場感(りんじょうかん) — sense of presence, being-there feeling
  • 現実感(げんじつかん) — sense of reality
  • 一体感(いったいかん) — sense of unity, oneness