Stories have the potential to emotionally and cognitively absorb us, and the degree to which
audiences become immersed in narrative content (eg, films, plays) is reflected in …

Camera-based solutions can be a convenient means of collecting physiological
measurements indicative of psychological responses to stimuli. However, the low …

Audio-visual media possesses a remarkable ability to synchronise audiences' neural,
behavioural, and physiological responses. This synchronisation is considered to reflect …

The consumption of film, television, and virtual reality are major global art forms. The
methods employed to study the audience experience of these temporal arts are diverse and …

Measuring attention and engagement is essential for understanding a wide range of
psychological phenomena. Advances in technology have made it possible to measure real …

Safefy-critical domains often employ autonomous agents which follow a sequential decision-
making setup, whereby the agent follows a policy to dictate the appropriate action at each …

During performances, audiences experience various emotional states, and these are
reflected in their ongoing facial expressions. We investigated if audience engagement could …

Audio presentation is often attributed as being capable of influencing a viewer's feeling of
immersion during an audiovisual experience. However, there is limited empirical research …

Tamil television serials have the potential to elicit a wide variety of emotions in viewers.
Emotional control and expression change as individuals age, and this change is interrelated …

Visual imagery is thought to act as an" emotional amplifier", potentially contributing to
narrative engagement. To examine this, we conducted two experiments in which participants …