A closer look
Have you ever looked up from a video game like Skyrim and realized it was suddenly 4 AM and your bladder was screaming? This total detachment from physical reality is called dissociative absorption. Highly immersive media hijacks your brain's attentional networks so completely that sensory input from your actual body is muted. Your consciousness literally migrates into the digital avatar, shutting down the physical alarm bells of hunger, thirst, and time perception until the spell breaks.
