“Schlusslicht”: An Ambient Display to Keep Kids and Parents in the Loop When Managing Playing Time and Disengaging From Games
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Marvin Wolf, Dmitry Alexandrovsky, Kathrin Gerling, Meshaiel Alsheail, Merlin Steven OppAuthors Info & Claims
Marvin Wolf, Dmitry Alexandrovsky, Kathrin Gerling, Meshaiel Alsheail, Merlin Steven OppAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 964 - 968
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Ending a gaming session can be challenging for children and parents/guardians. Although many tools exist to monitor and restrict playtime, many do not adequately communicate session progress to children, and do not effectively involve guardians in the process. This is a missed opportunity for families to develop media literacy, and can also lead to conflicts and fights about playtime. To open up conversation about playtime management as a shared responsibility between children and guardians, we present "Schlusslicht"’ – an ambient display that seeks to facilitate a shared awareness of progression of a gaming session and remaining time between guardians and children, and can be leveraged to further explore how we can best support children when disengaging from play sessions. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khEdN9C9Sgw
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