沉浸式媒體中的「喚醒美學」探索：以場域型虛擬實境作品〈溫柔的出口〉為例

Exploring the“Aesthetics of Awakening”in Immersive Media: A Case Study of the Location-Based VR Work The Gentle Exit

近年，場域型虛擬實境技術快速發展，不僅推動沉浸式展演創作的多元實踐，也帶動相關美學的思索。本文以作品〈溫柔的出口〉為例，重新定位虛擬實境中常被忽略的「退出」時刻，將其視為一種可設計的感知過渡，而非單純的技術登出。基於原型開發與國際展演的實踐經驗，本文提出一套以「退出」為體驗核心的沉浸式藝術設計框架，並建構一個六階段的退出感知模型，用以描繪由沉浸至喚醒的漸進式過渡，同時驗證其在場域型虛擬實境展演中的可行性。在此基礎上，本文提出「溫柔喚醒」的美學框架，作為理解退出經驗的初步嘗試。「退出」不是沉浸的終止，而是如夢甦醒時的延宕；在虛實交疊的片刻裡，觀眾得以體現臨場感的過渡與再生成。〈溫柔的出口〉透過即時同地追蹤技法，使體驗者的感知—動作迴路在虛實空間中保持連貫的流動，進而引導其進入夢遊者般的游移狀態，使漸進的現實感甦醒得以發生。此過渡方法不僅能舒緩虛擬實境體驗中斷所帶來的感知落差，也為沉浸式敘事發展開闢新路徑。綜言之，「溫柔喚醒」的美學概念一方面回應身體臨場意識脆弱性的命題，另一方面也凸顯「退出」在場域型虛擬實境展演的蓬勃興起脈絡中所具有的設計意義，並為未來闡述「喚醒美學」奠定理論基礎。

In recent years, the rapid growth of Location-Based Virtual Reality (LBVR) has not only fostered diverse forms of immersive performance but also prompted renewed aesthetic and theoretical reflection. Taking The Gentle Exit as a case study, the often-overlooked moment of“exit”(exit/offboarding) in immersive VR is repositioned as a designable perceptual transition rather than a mere technical logout. Grounded in prototype development and international performance practices, this study proposes an immersive art design framework centered on exit and further constructs a six-stage perceptual model of exit, which delineates the gradual transition from immersion to awakening and verifies its feasibility in LBVR contexts. Accordingly, the aesthetic framework of“gentle awakening”is introduced as an initial attempt to conceptualize exit experiences. Therefore, exit is not the termination of immersion but a suspended interval akin to the delayed moment of awakening from a dream. Within this virtual–physical interlacing, participants undergo transitions of presence and reconfiguration in an embodied manner. By leveraging real-time co-located tracking for object and performer alignment, The Gentle Exit sustains sensorimotor continuity between virtual and physical spaces, ultimately guiding participants into a sleepwalker-like state of oscillation and enabling a gradual reorientation toward reality. In addition to alleviating the perceptual rupture caused by abrupt offboarding in VR, this transitional method also opens new pathways for immersive narrative development. In conclusion, the aesthetic concept of“gentle awakening”responds to the vulnerability of bodily presence and awareness while also underscoring the design significance of exit within the rising landscape of LBVR performance, which lays the groundwork for future discussions of an“aesthetics of awakening.”