Mella, Jon, Iacovides, Ioanna orcid.org/0000-0001-9674-8440 and Cox, Anna L. (2023) Gaming for Post-Work Recovery:The Role of Immersion. In: CHI 2023 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023, 23-28 Apr 2023 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings . Association for Computing Machinery, Inc , DEU
Abstract
Playing digital games can be an effective means of recovering from daily work strain. However, limited research has examined which player experiences contribute to this process, limiting the ability of players to select games and play them in a manner which helps them recover effectively. Hence, this paper reports a mixed-methods survey study investigating how a recent post-work recovery episode was impacted by immersion: a player experience which has been implicated in theoretical accounts relating games and recovery. We found that particular dimensions of immersion, such as cognitive involvement, support specific post-work recovery needs. Moreover, participants report not only experiencing benefits in a passive manner, but actively optimising their levels of immersion to achieve recovery. This study extends previous research by improving our understanding of how digital games support post-work recovery and by demonstrating that immersion is key in determining the restorative potential of digital games.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | Digital Games,Immersion,Player Experience,Post-Work Recovery,Restorative Play |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2023 15:40 |
Last Modified: | 24 Dec 2024 00:05 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581510 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
Series Name: | Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings |
Identification Number: | 10.1145/3544548.3581510 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198161 |
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