I hold the belief that once you are immersed in the game, your brain accepts it as “reality” and will remove the questionable bits from visual processing. Being the player really makes a difference to me, as opposed to just watching a video of someone else playing. They can have their graphics at a much higher res than me but I am still sort of shocked and put off by how ugly/unrealistic things are when watching someone else, and always surprised of how much I don’t notice while playing the same game myself.
Suspension of disbelief is definitely a thing. It’s also a lot easier to catch things going on when you’re spectating vs playing yourself, kinda like tunnel vision.
I hold the belief that once you are immersed in the game, your brain accepts it as “reality” and will remove the questionable bits from visual processing. Being the player really makes a difference to me, as opposed to just watching a video of someone else playing. They can have their graphics at a much higher res than me but I am still sort of shocked and put off by how ugly/unrealistic things are when watching someone else, and always surprised of how much I don’t notice while playing the same game myself.
Your brain is always filtering stuff, that’s a thing.
Suspension of disbelief is definitely a thing. It’s also a lot easier to catch things going on when you’re spectating vs playing yourself, kinda like tunnel vision.
That and rosy retrospection effect of human memory.