Track Chairs
Abhishek Behl, Keele Business School, a.behl@keele.ac.uk
Marc Schmalz, Boise State University, marcschmalz@boisestate.edu

Schedule
2026
Saturday, August 15th
12:00 AM

A Dual Cognitive Appraisal of Esports Protocological Control: How Patching Impacts Player Adoption

Kaiyue Liu, The University of Texas at Arlington
Samaneh Samiee, University of Texas at Arlington
Jie Zhang, University of Texas Arlington

12:00 AM

Impacts of Epistemic Techno-Curiosity and Role Perceptions on Effective Use in Role-based Gamified Learning

Dongyeon Kim, Kent State University
Hyewon Lee, Kent State University
Myung Cho, Kent State University
Si Liu, Kent State University
Yu Zhao, Lamar University
Dong-Heon Kwak, Kent State University

12:00 AM