As it's been mentioned above I think the word gets thrown around a lot in RP circles and it does mean different things to different people.
For me it's purely a case of being able to act in a way that my character would, rather than in the way that I would. So if I'm in a funny/playful mood IRL and my character's at a funeral, then I might find it hard to RP that in the best way unless I'm immersed in what's going on in Molgo's world.
Personally I think the line between IC/OOC can become blurred due to a lack of immersion, as when you're not immersed then it can be more likely that more of 'you' comes through in your characters actions.
I don't think you need to worry too much about whether other players are immersed or not - just react to their character's actions rather than thinking about what might be going on behind the screen - that'll also help you to become more immersed too.
Finally, I think standard roleplay etiquette applies when talking about immersion. Try to limit (or completely avoid) OOC interaction in public channels (it's hard to be immersed when someone is chatting about what their cat is doing IRL etc.). If you get to a stage when you're RPing with someone and it feels like it's flowing really well and you're not constantly asking yourself 'hmm, how would my character respond to that?' then you're probably pretty immersed!
For me it's purely a case of being able to act in a way that my character would, rather than in the way that I would. So if I'm in a funny/playful mood IRL and my character's at a funeral, then I might find it hard to RP that in the best way unless I'm immersed in what's going on in Molgo's world.
Personally I think the line between IC/OOC can become blurred due to a lack of immersion, as when you're not immersed then it can be more likely that more of 'you' comes through in your characters actions.
I don't think you need to worry too much about whether other players are immersed or not - just react to their character's actions rather than thinking about what might be going on behind the screen - that'll also help you to become more immersed too.
Finally, I think standard roleplay etiquette applies when talking about immersion. Try to limit (or completely avoid) OOC interaction in public channels (it's hard to be immersed when someone is chatting about what their cat is doing IRL etc.). If you get to a stage when you're RPing with someone and it feels like it's flowing really well and you're not constantly asking yourself 'hmm, how would my character respond to that?' then you're probably pretty immersed!
