Sessions Overview

Sessions Overview

A session in IZI is the unit of time a player spends at a gaming PC. It starts when staff (or the player) activates a tariff on a device, and ends when the tariff time runs out or the session is closed manually.

Session lifecycle

Tariff activated → Session starts → Timer runs → Session ends
                                                    ↓
                                          (natural expiry / manual end / app)

1. Start — a tariff is selected for a device in the Hall view (or by the player via kiosk/app). IZI Boot receives the command, locks the PC, and starts the timer.

2. Running — the player uses the PC. The timer counts down. The Hall view shows remaining time in real time.

3. Warning — when a configurable amount of time remains (e.g. 5 or 10 minutes), the PC screen can show a warning to the player.

4. End — the timer hits zero, or staff manually end the session. IZI Boot receives the end command, locks the PC back to screensaver. The session record is written to history.

What gets recorded

Each completed session logs:

• Device and zone
• Player account (or guest if no account)
• Tariff used
• Start and end time, total duration
• Revenue amount

This data feeds the revenue report and client history.

Session states in the Hall view

State	What it means
Free	No active session, available for booking
Active	Session running, timer counting down
Ending soon	Under the warning threshold
On hold	Blocked by staff, not available for booking
Offline	PC not responding

Manual session management

From the Hall view, staff can:

• Start a session — select a tariff, confirm
• Extend a session — add time to the running timer
• Transfer a session — move to a different device
• End a session — close it before natural expiry (refund policy applies)
• Pause a session — temporarily stop the timer (if enabled)

All of these are covered in Hall real-time overview.

See also

• Hall real-time overview
• Tariff refund policy
• Tariff basics
• Client history