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Transporting Minds: Analyzing Reader Immersion in Singer and Cole’s Ghost Fleet Novel

Authors
Dwi Ario Fajar1, *, Bani Sudardi2, Mahendra Wijaya2, Sri Kusumo Habsari2
1Students of Cultural Studies Doctoral Program, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
2Cultural Studies Doctoral Program, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: dwiariofajar@student.uns.ac.id
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Dwi Ario Fajar
Available Online 6 June 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-418-1_24How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Reader Immersion; Cognitive Poetics; Transmedia
Abstract

This paper explores the cognitive processes behind reader immersion using Singer and Cole’s novel Ghost Fleet. This study has 61 undergraduate students to analyze and discuss their deep engagement and transportation in reading (qualitative research) This study explores the complexity of immersion and how readers engage with the story through a comprehensive framework drawing on cognitive poetics. This qualitative methodology involved in-depth surveys and interviews with readers, leading to a deep understanding of their transmedia experiences. The results suggest that Ghost Fleet readers engage with the novel through a variety of cognitive and emotional pathways. These mechanisms range from mental simulation and narrative transportation to emotional empathy and situational grounding. Readers also described being trans medially transported by their connection to the novel, which spilled over into movies, games, and even online discussions. Overall, the study shows that reader immersion is a nuanced and multidimensional construct mediated by an interplay of cognitive processes as well as exposure to external media. Such findings help to inform the broader question of how fiction creates a powerful sense of immersion, thickening its thread as paper into an intricately woven tapestry.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Cultural Studies (ICCUS 2024)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
6 June 2025
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978-2-38476-418-1
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2352-5398
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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