Identification and Alienation in the Cinematic Virtual Reality: An Experience-Based Audience Study

Burak Medin

Makale detayları

Identification and Alienation in the Cinematic Virtual Reality: An Experience-Based Audience Study

Yazarlar:

Burak Medin

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Radyo-Televizyon | İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi:

Selçuk İletişim Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.614-640

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001360152

pISSN:

2148-2942

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Özet:

 Advances in communication technology create new places to watch movies, and these media bring with them different viewing habits and culture. At this point, as a part of digitalization, the cinematic virtual reality universe CVR stands out as one of the newest movie viewing platforms today. The CVR environment, which is thought to have a new form of film viewing, also raises many questions about the art of cinema. In accordance with the principle of scope and limitation, this study focuses on the identification and alienation process of the audience in the CVR universe within the filmic experience. In this context, the issue of identification and alienation in the new form of viewing that emerged with the CVR form was tried to be understood through an audience-based field study. In this field study, a group of 21 digital native participants, determined by easily accessible case sampling from purposeful sampling methods, first experienced the CVR films Allumette 2016, The Limit 2018, Rebels 2021 and Traveling While Black 2019 and after this virtual experience, in-depth interviews were conducted with the participant group using semi-structured questions. The interview data were classified and categorized using thematic analysis method and common themes were extracted, and a discussion was conducted under the concept of identification and alienation. The thematic analysis and discussions conducted based on the field study show that there are various differences between the CVR film universe and the traditional film viewing form in the context of the identification and alienation process. Moreover, the process of identification and alienation in the CVR film environment is not experienced in a similar way by the viewer, and dialectical experiences emerge even in the same virtual environment.

 Advances in communication technology create new places to watch movies, and these media bring with them different viewing habits and culture. At this point, as a part of digitalization, the cinematic virtual reality universe CVR stands out as one of the newest movie viewing platforms today. The CVR environment, which is thought to have a new form of film viewing, also raises many questions about the art of cinema. In accordance with the principle of scope and limitation, this study focuses on the identification and alienation process of the audience in the CVR universe within the filmic experience. In this context, the issue of identification and alienation in the new form of viewing that emerged with the CVR form was tried to be understood through an audience-based field study. In this field study, a group of 21 digital native participants, determined by easily accessible case sampling from purposeful sampling methods, first experienced the CVR films Allumette 2016, The Limit 2018, Rebels 2021 and Traveling While Black 2019 and after this virtual experience, in-depth interviews were conducted with the participant group using semi-structured questions. The interview data were classified and categorized using thematic analysis method and common themes were extracted, and a discussion was conducted under the concept of identification and alienation. The thematic analysis and discussions conducted based on the field study show that there are various differences between the CVR film universe and the traditional film viewing form in the context of the identification and alienation process. Moreover, the process of identification and alienation in the CVR film environment is not experienced in a similar way by the viewer, and dialectical experiences emerge even in the same virtual environment.

 Advances in communication technology create new places to watch movies, and these media bring with them different viewing habits and culture. At this point, as a part of digitalization, the cinematic virtual reality universe CVR stands out as one of the newest movie viewing platforms today. The CVR environment, which is thought to have a new form of film viewing, also raises many questions about the art of cinema. In accordance with the principle of scope and limitation, this study focuses on the identification and alienation process of the audience in the CVR universe within the filmic experience. In this context, the issue of identification and alienation in the new form of viewing that emerged with the CVR form was tried to be understood through an audience-based field study. In this field study, a group of 21 digital native participants, determined by easily accessible case sampling from purposeful sampling methods, first experienced the CVR films Allumette 2016, The Limit 2018, Rebels 2021 and Traveling While Black 2019 and after this virtual experience, in-depth interviews were conducted with the participant group using semi-structured questions. The interview data were classified and categorized using thematic analysis method and common themes were extracted, and a discussion was conducted under the concept of identification and alienation. The thematic analysis and discussions conducted based on the field study show that there are various differences between the CVR film universe and the traditional film viewing form in the context of the identification and alienation process. Moreover, the process of identification and alienation in the CVR film environment is not experienced in a similar way by the viewer, and dialectical experiences emerge even in the same virtual environment.

 İletişim teknolojisindeki ilerlemeler yeni film izleme mekânlarını ortaya çıkarmakta ve bu mecralar, farklı izleme alışkanlıkları ile kültürünü de beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu noktada dijitalleşmenin bir parçası olarak sinematik sanal gerçeklik evreni Cinematic Virtual Reality-CVR, günümüzdeki en yeni film izleme platformlarından biri olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Yeni bir film seyretme formuna sahip olduğu düşünülen CVR ortamı, sinema sanatına dair birçok soruyu da gündeme getirmektedir. Kapsam ve sınırlılık ilkesi uyarınca bu çalışmada, CVR evrenindeki izleyicinin filmsel deneyim içindeki özdeşleşme ve yabancılaşma sürecine odaklanıldı. Bu bağlamda CVR formu ile ortaya çıkan yeni seyir biçimindeki özdeşleşme ve yabancılaşma meselesi izleyici temelli bir saha çalışması ile anlaşılmaya çalışıldı. Bu saha çalışmasında amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden kolay ulaşılabilir durum örneklemesi ile belirlenen yirmi bir kişilik dijital yerli katılımcı grubuna öncelikle Allumette 2016, The Limit 2018, Rebels 2021 ve Traveling While Black 2019 adlı CVR filmleri deneyimletildi ve bu sanal deneyimin ardından katılımcı grubuyla yarı yapılandırılmış sorular üzerinden derinlemesine görüşmeler gerçekleştirildi. Görüşme verileri tematik analiz yöntemiyle sınıflandırıldı ve ortak temalar çıkartılarak özdeşleşme ve yabancılaşma çatısı altında bir tartışma yürütüldü. Saha çalışmasından hareketle yapılan tematik analiz ve yürütülen tartışmalar göstermektedir ki CVR film evreni ile geleneksel film seyir formu arasında özdeşleşme ve yabancılaşma süreci bağlamında çeşitli farklılıklar söz konusudur. Dahası CVR film ortamındaki özdeşleşme ve yabancılaşma süreci izleyici nazarında benzer şekilde yaşanmamakta ve aynı sanal ortamda dahi diyalektik deneyimler karşımıza çıkmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Identification and Alienation in the Cinematic Virtual Reality: An Experience-Based Audience Study

Yazarlar:

Burak Medin

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Radyo-Televizyon | İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi:

Selçuk İletişim Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.614-640

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001360152

pISSN:

2148-2942

Cinema

Cinematic virtual reality

Audience

Identification

Alienation.Sinema

Sinematik sanal gerçeklik

İzleyici

Özdeşleşme

Yabancılaşma.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Burak Medin

Yayıncı: Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar: Radyo-Televizyon | İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi: Selçuk İletişim Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.614-640

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001360152

pISSN: 2148-2942

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Burak Medin

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Radyo-Televizyon | İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi:

Selçuk İletişim Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.614-640

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001360152

pISSN:

2148-2942