Sabine Braun is Professor of Translation Studies and Director of the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey (UK).Kim Starr is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Surrey.

A well-balanced volume providing a timely reflection on how far AD has come in the past decade, both in terms of its practice, its contexts, and as a field of research. Impressive in breadth, this will doubtlessly be a baseline for the field in years to come.Jan-Louis Kruger, Macquarie University, AustraliaThis volume mirrors new and exciting developments in the robustly developing area of audio description. It is a much needed and very useful guide to all the latest technologies, new applications and new audiences.Agnieszka Chmiel, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

• List of ContributorsIntroduction: Mapping new horizons in audio description researchChapter 1: Immersion, presence and engagement in audio described materialChapter 2: New approaches to accessibility and audio description in museum environmentsChapter 3: Easier audio description: exploring the potential of Easy-to-Read principles in simplifying ADChapter 4: Film language, film experience and film interpretation in a reception study comparing conventional and interpretative audio description stylesChapter 5: Audio description 2.0: re-versioning audiovisual accessibility to assist emotion recognition Chapter 6: Towards a user specification for immersive audio descriptionChapter 7: Mainstreaming audio description through technologyChapter 8: Comparing human and automated approaches to visual storytelling Index

Sabine Braun is Professor of Translation Studies and Director of the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey (UK).Kim Starr is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Surrey.

A well-balanced volume providing a timely reflection on how far AD has come in the past decade, both in terms of its practice, its contexts, and as a field of research. Impressive in breadth, this will doubtlessly be a baseline for the field in years to come.Jan-Louis Kruger, Macquarie University, AustraliaThis volume mirrors new and exciting developments in the robustly developing area of audio description. It is a much needed and very useful guide to all the latest technologies, new applications and new audiences.Agnieszka Chmiel, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

• List of ContributorsIntroduction: Mapping new horizons in audio description researchChapter 1: Immersion, presence and engagement in audio described materialChapter 2: New approaches to accessibility and audio description in museum environmentsChapter 3: Easier audio description: exploring the potential of Easy-to-Read principles in simplifying ADChapter 4: Film language, film experience and film interpretation in a reception study comparing conventional and interpretative audio description stylesChapter 5: Audio description 2.0: re-versioning audiovisual accessibility to assist emotion recognition Chapter 6: Towards a user specification for immersive audio descriptionChapter 7: Mainstreaming audio description through technologyChapter 8: Comparing human and automated approaches to visual storytelling Index

Sabine Braun is Professor of Translation Studies and Director of the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey (UK).Kim Starr is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Surrey.

A well-balanced volume providing a timely reflection on how far AD has come in the past decade, both in terms of its practice, its contexts, and as a field of research. Impressive in breadth, this will doubtlessly be a baseline for the field in years to come.Jan-Louis Kruger, Macquarie University, AustraliaThis volume mirrors new and exciting developments in the robustly developing area of audio description. It is a much needed and very useful guide to all the latest technologies, new applications and new audiences.Agnieszka Chmiel, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

• List of ContributorsIntroduction: Mapping new horizons in audio description researchChapter 1: Immersion, presence and engagement in audio described materialChapter 2: New approaches to accessibility and audio description in museum environmentsChapter 3: Easier audio description: exploring the potential of Easy-to-Read principles in simplifying ADChapter 4: Film language, film experience and film interpretation in a reception study comparing conventional and interpretative audio description stylesChapter 5: Audio description 2.0: re-versioning audiovisual accessibility to assist emotion recognition Chapter 6: Towards a user specification for immersive audio descriptionChapter 7: Mainstreaming audio description through technologyChapter 8: Comparing human and automated approaches to visual storytelling Index