Abstract

This study examined the effects of directional cues in immersive journalism by conducting a randomized between-subjects three-condition lab experiment (N = 131) with community participants using three versions of an originally produced 360̊video news story. The study found that the presence of any directional cues in the news story significantly improved participants’ recall of statistics from the story, but did not improve recall of verbal information. The presence of directional cues also impacted participants’ perceptions of message credibility, but did not impact their narrative transportation, attitudes towards the 360̊ video news story, or sense of presence. The study findings are discussed in light of information processing theories.

摘要

 本研究通过使用最初制作的 360° 视频新闻故事的三个版本与社区参与者进行随机受试者间三条件实验室实验 ( N = 131) ，研究了方向线索在沉浸式新闻报道中的影响。研究发现，新闻报道中任何方向性线索的存在都显着提高了参与者对报道中统计数据的回忆，但并没有提高对口头信息的回忆。方向线索的存在也会影响参与者对消息可信度的看法，但不会影响他们的叙事传输、对 360° 视频新闻故事的态度或存在感。研究结果根据信息处理理论进行了讨论。