{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7153968831","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3790564","title":"Exploring the Potential of Disengagement-Friendly Game Design to Support Children's Exit from Play Sessions","display_name":"Exploring the Potential of Disengagement-Friendly Game Design to Support Children's Exit from Play Sessions","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-04-13","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7153968831","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3790564"},"language":null,"primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3772318.3790564","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3790564","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3790564","any_repository_has_fulltext":null},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5086090531","display_name":"Meshaiel M. Alsheail","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-7299"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I102335020","display_name":"Karlsruhe Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/04t3en479","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I102335020","https://openalex.org/I1305996414"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Meshaiel M Alsheail","raw_affiliation_strings":["Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-7299","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I102335020"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5066273713","display_name":"Kathrin Gerling","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8449-6124"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I102335020","display_name":"Karlsruhe Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/04t3en479","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I102335020","https://openalex.org/I1305996414"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Kathrin Gerling","raw_affiliation_strings":["Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8449-6124","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I102335020"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5088031789","display_name":"Zeynep Y\u0131ld\u0131z","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2264-3408"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I102335020","display_name":"Karlsruhe Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/04t3en479","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I102335020","https://openalex.org/I1305996414"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Zeynep Yildiz","raw_affiliation_strings":["Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2264-3408","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I102335020"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5034053911","display_name":"Anna-Lena Meiners","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9803-1555"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I102335020","display_name":"Karlsruhe Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/04t3en479","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I102335020","https://openalex.org/I1305996414"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Anna-Lena Meiners","raw_affiliation_strings":["Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9803-1555","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I102335020"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5099022243","display_name":"Merlin Steven Opp","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4198-3870"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I102335020","display_name":"Karlsruhe Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/04t3en479","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I102335020","https://openalex.org/I1305996414"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Merlin Steven Opp","raw_affiliation_strings":["Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4198-3870","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I102335020"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5086090531"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I102335020"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.86466131,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"18"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12060","display_name":"Child Development and Digital Technology","score":0.3970000147819519,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12060","display_name":"Child Development and Digital Technology","score":0.3970000147819519,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14308","display_name":"Psychological and Educational Research Studies","score":0.24379999935626984,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3205","display_name":"Experimental and Cognitive Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11197","display_name":"Digital Games and Media","score":0.03240000084042549,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/disengagement-theory","display_name":"Disengagement theory","score":0.7024999856948853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/curiosity","display_name":"Curiosity","score":0.6712999939918518},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/game-design","display_name":"Game design","score":0.5231999754905701},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mediation","display_name":"Mediation","score":0.4805999994277954},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/work","display_name":"Work (physics)","score":0.44369998574256897},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/spark","display_name":"SPARK (programming language)","score":0.41819998621940613},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/game-mechanics","display_name":"Game mechanics","score":0.40230000019073486},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/qualitative-research","display_name":"Qualitative research","score":0.39809998869895935}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C25740722","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3044915","display_name":"Disengagement theory","level":2,"score":0.7024999856948853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33435437","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366791","display_name":"Curiosity","level":2,"score":0.6712999939918518},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C503285160","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q858057","display_name":"Game design","level":2,"score":0.5231999754905701},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.5095000267028809},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C179420905","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223871","display_name":"Mediation","level":2,"score":0.4805999994277954},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18762648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42213","display_name":"Work (physics)","level":2,"score":0.44369998574256897},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781215313","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3493345","display_name":"SPARK (programming language)","level":2,"score":0.41819998621940613},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C170828538","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1751513","display_name":"Game mechanics","level":2,"score":0.40230000019073486},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.4007999897003174},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190248442","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839486","display_name":"Qualitative research","level":2,"score":0.39809998869895935},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C146834321","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2979672","display_name":"Closure (psychology)","level":2,"score":0.3774999976158142},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2723826","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q675281","display_name":"Game studies","level":2,"score":0.3352000117301941},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C87156501","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7268708","display_name":"Qualitative property","level":2,"score":0.3244999945163727},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107457646","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207434","display_name":"Human\u2013computer interaction","level":1,"score":0.32249999046325684},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120936955","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2155640","display_name":"Empirical research","level":2,"score":0.31459999084472656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779885105","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182263","display_name":"Empathy","level":2,"score":0.30979999899864197},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C37228920","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1307600","display_name":"Experiential learning","level":2,"score":0.30889999866485596},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3019221131","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55621107","display_name":"Lived experience","level":2,"score":0.296099990606308},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.29409998655319214},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142778471","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1200670","display_name":"Design thinking","level":2,"score":0.2743000090122223},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187029079","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q958679","display_name":"Cognitive reframing","level":2,"score":0.271699994802475},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3017957056","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1331296","display_name":"Game play","level":2,"score":0.27070000767707825},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C75630572","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538904","display_name":"Applied psychology","level":1,"score":0.26649999618530273},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C174839445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1134386","display_name":"Lock (firearm)","level":2,"score":0.2621000111103058},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C180747234","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23373","display_name":"Cognitive psychology","level":1,"score":0.2574999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199776023","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202875","display_name":"Negotiation","level":2,"score":0.2574999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.2554999887943268}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3772318.3790564","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3790564","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3772318.3790564","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3790564","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/10","score":0.4317496418952942,"display_name":"Reduced inequalities"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":68,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W161730182","https://openalex.org/W817505221","https://openalex.org/W1979290264","https://openalex.org/W1997219967","https://openalex.org/W2019416123","https://openalex.org/W2023965785","https://openalex.org/W2025814230","https://openalex.org/W2034527451","https://openalex.org/W2063887771","https://openalex.org/W2065956865","https://openalex.org/W2075869666","https://openalex.org/W2083556096","https://openalex.org/W2136384587","https://openalex.org/W2156611338","https://openalex.org/W2158359335","https://openalex.org/W2257851580","https://openalex.org/W2295926878","https://openalex.org/W2304291053","https://openalex.org/W2324763040","https://openalex.org/W2338991735","https://openalex.org/W2396335213","https://openalex.org/W2400526174","https://openalex.org/W2402448694","https://openalex.org/W2463026360","https://openalex.org/W2558287465","https://openalex.org/W2558404782","https://openalex.org/W2588417537","https://openalex.org/W2591967233","https://openalex.org/W2611673377","https://openalex.org/W2621086002","https://openalex.org/W2737318137","https://openalex.org/W2795622964","https://openalex.org/W2808035057","https://openalex.org/W2901118938","https://openalex.org/W2909419895","https://openalex.org/W2911726568","https://openalex.org/W2939853724","https://openalex.org/W2942003526","https://openalex.org/W2950504429","https://openalex.org/W2980615522","https://openalex.org/W2981464394","https://openalex.org/W2990318597","https://openalex.org/W3087799266","https://openalex.org/W3198422288","https://openalex.org/W3213567456","https://openalex.org/W3216411432","https://openalex.org/W4225121108","https://openalex.org/W4246277771","https://openalex.org/W4281676795","https://openalex.org/W4321003685","https://openalex.org/W4366828170","https://openalex.org/W4377024097","https://openalex.org/W4383681546","https://openalex.org/W4383908739","https://openalex.org/W4392406624","https://openalex.org/W4394996623","https://openalex.org/W4399429257","https://openalex.org/W4399667879","https://openalex.org/W4399667929","https://openalex.org/W4403307571","https://openalex.org/W4403423237","https://openalex.org/W4407422741","https://openalex.org/W4408147521","https://openalex.org/W4409735454","https://openalex.org/W4409736018","https://openalex.org/W4410237422","https://openalex.org/W4411558473","https://openalex.org/W4414836582"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Disengagement":[0],"from":[1],"games":[2],"is":[3,16],"challenging":[4],"for":[5,141],"children,":[6],"and":[7,45,64,69,98,136,139],"can":[8],"lead":[9],"to":[10,101,109,118],"family":[11],"conflict.":[12],"While":[13],"parental":[14],"mediation":[15],"well-understood,":[17],"the":[18,65,72,83,88,99,107,128],"role":[19],"of":[20,62,67,74,90,132],"game":[21,111,134],"design":[22],"in":[23,48,93,122,145],"supporting":[24,59],"children\u2019s":[25,123,146],"disengagement":[26],"remains":[27],"underexplored.":[28],"Our":[29,125],"work":[30,114,126],"addresses":[31],"this":[32],"gap":[33],"through":[34],"a":[35,54],"qualitative":[36],"study":[37],"with":[38],"39":[39],"participants":[40],"(22":[41],"children":[42,50,86],"aged":[43],"4-11":[44],"17":[46],"parents),":[47],"which":[49],"played":[51],"\"Snarky\u2019s":[52],"Adventure\",":[53],"prototype":[55],"featuring":[56],"disengagement-friendly":[57,133],"mechanics":[58,108],"player":[60],"understanding":[61],"progress,":[63,112],"experience":[66],"satisfaction":[68],"closure":[70],"at":[71],"end":[73,89],"play.":[75],"Through":[76],"Qualitative":[77],"Content":[78],"Analysis,":[79],"we":[80],"show":[81],"that":[82],"features":[84],"help":[85],"anticipate":[87],"play,":[91],"but":[92],"some":[94],"cases":[95],"spark":[96],"curiosity":[97],"desire":[100],"re-engage.":[102],"Additionally,":[103],"while":[104],"parents":[105],"valued":[106],"understand":[110],"future":[113,143],"should":[115],"explore":[116],"how":[117],"actively":[119],"engage":[120],"them":[121],"disengagement.":[124],"provides":[127],"first":[129],"empirical":[130],"exploration":[131],"mechanics,":[135],"outlines":[137],"challenges":[138],"opportunities":[140],"their":[142],"integration":[144],"games.":[147]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-04-14T06:08:25.285971","created_date":"2026-04-14T00:00:00"}