Digital Nation had a very great video on their website about technology in general. I would have to say my favorite part in the video is when they talk about South Korean gamers. I would have never thought that South Korea would have so many kids addicted to gaming. The video also shows elementary schools in Korea teaching their kids how to use computers already. This seems so crazy to me considering the fact that I didn't truly learn how to use a computer well until I was about twelve. Technology is really advancing so fast. For example, there coming out with laptops that are also ipads. I can see why so many kids in South Korea are addicted to gaming now. The children being exposed to so much technology as well as games becoming so realistic can all tie into South Korea's gaming problem. I play a lot of video games as well so I can see why they can be addicting at times. I even catch myself playing to much games at times. I don't think I am an addict because in the Digital Nation video they talk about how the kids feel like they must play video games.
Digital Nation also talks about how no one can truly multitask. They interviewed college students from Stanford University who thought they could multitask. After running tests on them it turned out that they couldn't multitask as well as they thought. I always thought I could multitask, but when Digital Nation talked about the facts I couldn't help being surprised. If more people knew about this then there would probably be less accidents due to texting.
Overall, Digital Nation shows so many great facts about technology. I would recommend this video to everyone who just wants to learn a bit more about technology. It is very informative and I believe it can change anyone's opinion about technology.
I also thought it was interesting to learn about the S. Korean gamers. It's hard for me to see how video games could become THAT much of an addiction! I have never been so consumed with playing a game, but surfing the web is another matter all together!
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