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Disengagement From Games: Characterizing the Experience and Process of Exiting Play Sessions

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Dmitry Alexandrovsky,

Kathrin Gerling,

Merlin Steven Opp,

Christopher Benjamin Hahn,

Meshaiel AlsheailAuthors Info & Claims

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 8, Issue CHI PLAY

Article No.: 301, Pages 1 - 27

https://doi.org/10.1145/3677066

Published: 15 October 2024 Publication History

Abstract

The games research community has developed substantial knowledge on designing engaging experiences that draw players in. Surprisingly, less is known about player disengagement, with existing work predominantly addressing disengagement from the perspective of problematic play, and research exploring player disengagement from a constructive designer perspective is lacking. In this paper, we address this gap and argue that disengagement from games should be constructively designed, allowing players to exit play sessions in a self-determined way. Following a two-phase research approach that combines an interview study (n=16) with a follow-up online survey (n=111), we systematically analyze player perspectives on exiting play sessions. Our work expands the existing notion of disengagement through a characterization of exit experiences, a lens on disengagement as a process, and points for reflection for the design of games that seek to address player disengagement in a constructive way.

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2. Human-centered computing
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