Immersion-wise, I find that realistic sound, a la EAX5 with accurate direction, occlusion, reflections, etc, are much more important than the quality of the gra

Immersion-wise, I find that realistic sound, a la EAX5 with accurate direction, occlusion, reflections, etc, are much more important than the quality of the graphics. Something about the fact that I look at a monitor makes it clear that I'm not in the environment, but sound does not have that limitation. (Relatedly, if you've ever seen the effect of using Fresnel lenses to project the monitor at infinity, that makes the immersion much more deep. Then you're essentially looking through a window, into another reality.)