Appendix

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Fig.1 First Version of Dissertation Proposal Milestones
Fig.2 Tetris Player being fully immersed in the game, without responding to external stimuli
Resonair, Monstars (2018) Tetris Effect [Online] PS4, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Nick Robinson (2018) A 1989 TETRIS Expert Plays TETRIS EFFECT for the First Time Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T7mg6JZZzg 
Fig.3 Jake (Protagonist) explores the jungle of Pandora, looking at vegetation
James Cameron (2009) Avatar, motion picture, 20th Century Fox
Fig.4 Example of Beauty-based awe combined with Threat-based awe
Bluepoint Games (2018) Shadow of the Colossus. [Online/Disk] PlayStation 4.  Sony Interactive Entertainment
Fig.5 Example of beauty-based awe
SIE Santa Monica Studio (2018) God of War. [Online/Disk] PlayStation 4. Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Fig.6 Example of threat-based awe – Hræsvelgr (a) and Jörmungandr’s eye (b)
SIE Santa Monica Studio (2018) God of War. [Online/Disk] PlayStation 4. Sony Interactive Entertainment
Fig.7 Example of ability-based awe – Kratos pushes a rotating bridge with his bare hands
SIE Santa Monica Studio (2018) God of War. [Online/Disk] PlayStation 4. Sony Interactive Entertainment
Fig.8 Example of virtue-based awe – Kratos encounters Thor, the God of Thunder
SIE Santa Monica Studio (2018) God of War. [Online/Disk] PlayStation 4. Sony Interactive Entertainment
Fig.9 Example of supernatural causality-based awe – Kratos encounters a Valkyrie
SIE Santa Monica Studio (2018) God of War. [Online/Disk] PlayStation 4. Sony Interactive Entertainment
Fig.10 Example of prospect and refuge – Snake surveys enemy camp before infiltration
Kojima Productions (2014) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes [Online/Disk] PS3/PS4/Xbox360/Xbox One/PC. Konami Holdings Corporation
Fig.11 An example environment constructed using the Procedural Nature Pack
PurePolygons (2015) Procedural Nature Pack Vol. 1 Available at: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/procedural-nature-pack-vol
Fig.12 Level from Metro Exodus – Taiga – using Quixel Megascans Assets
4A Games (2019) Metro Exodus [Online/Disk] PC/XBoxOne/PS4. Deep Silver
Fig.13 A visual representation of a human “view cone” from a VR importance perspective
Harmony Studios (no date) The Golden Rules for VR Design, Available at: https://www.harmony.co.uk/golden-rules-vr-design/ 
Fig.14 Table of Target Frame Rates depending on the Oculus Rift Device
Unreal Engine (2017) Oculus Rift Best Practices, Available at: https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Platforms/VR/OculusVR/OculusRift/BestPractices/index.html 
Fig.15 Camera setup for Seated position
Unreal Engine (2017) Virtual Reality Best Practices, Available at: docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Platforms/VR/DevelopVR/ContentSetup/index.html 
Fig.16 Camera Setup for Standing position
 Unreal Engine (2017) Virtual Reality Best Practices, Available at: docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Platforms/VR/DevelopVR/ContentSetup/index.html 
Fig.17 Unidentified Flying Object, being approached by US Military Battleships
Villeneuve. D (2016). Arrival, motion picture, Paramount Pictures 
Fig.18 Chart showing preference of environments across the focus group
Fig.19 Night Sky Lakes Moodboard
Fig.20 Cave Moodboard
Fig.21 Rainforest Moodboard 
Fig.22 Rembrandt’s Descent from the Cross featuring a “God Ray”
 Fig.23 Landscape shape – top view
Fig.24 Landscape with River – top view
Fig.25 Environment with cave, bamboo vegetation and spline-based river – top view
Fig.26 Environment with cave, bamboo vegetation and spline-based river – First Person View
Fig.27 In-game screenshot containing a new version of the environment, showing the new assets
Fig.28 In-game screenshot showing Lens Flare and vegetation at cave entrance
Fig.29 In-game screenshot with and without LUT pack applied
Fig.30 Rule of Thirds applied to desaturated screenshot of the forest
Fig.31 A graph of the most voted answers on the first question
Fig.32 A graph of the grades given by participants on a scale from 1 to 10
Fig.33 A chart showing the amount of people who were and who were not immersed
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