Immersion, Threat or Menace?

[Kanegrundar]

I DM in a rather immersive style. I feel silly doing so sometimes, but all in all I like to talk in a variety of voices and such anyway (I watch waaaay too much SNL when I was a kid). My players don't however. Every now and then they may speak in character, but most action are described in third person. Why do they not immerse themselves in the game? It's simply not how they want to play the game. No biggie to me. We all have fun and that's the point.

Kane

 

[mythusmage]

Thank you for the responses.

I have decided to open up discussion to include the merits of immersive and non-immersive play. As the Professor pointed out, you really can't discuss immersive play without discussing the merits and drawbacks of it.

And once this gets posted I'm off to find what I can on the art of acting. Which is sort of what we do in an RPG.

 

[Kapalen]

I immerse myself depending on what I'm doing. SUch as if I'm in a fight I plan every little detail shout orders to my comrades. Etc. On the other hand if I'm at a snooty party I'll just say "I get wasted." and leave it at that. of course I play with a guy who not only immerses himself but sometimes like to act stuff out, poorly.