Conflicting messages, sort of
There's a new study in the journal Computers in Human Behavior which suggests that kids who spend more time playing video games are more creative.
However, some people are expressing concerns that the younger generations are spending too much time online, and not enough time engaging in face-to-face interaction with real human beings, and interpersonal skills are starting to suffer as a result. Claims Toronto acting coach Erynn Brook, “It’s extremely difficult to get younger actors to connect with their scene partners. Their ability to read subtle cues in body language and tone of voice, and to adapt to the person they’re speaking with in a scene, has taken a dive in the past eight years.” The Young Malaysians Movement (YMM) Sarawak vice president cum state chairman Sim Chiun Wee recently expressed similar views.
Some folks also suspect that modern technology is inducing something akin to ADHD - we're switching between tasks like e-mail, texting, tweeting, Facebooking, and so on at a breakneck pace, leaving us unable to concentrate on anything for more than a few seconds.
So, the next generation is going to be a bunch of ADHD-addled autists, but at least they'll be more creative.
However, some people are expressing concerns that the younger generations are spending too much time online, and not enough time engaging in face-to-face interaction with real human beings, and interpersonal skills are starting to suffer as a result. Claims Toronto acting coach Erynn Brook, “It’s extremely difficult to get younger actors to connect with their scene partners. Their ability to read subtle cues in body language and tone of voice, and to adapt to the person they’re speaking with in a scene, has taken a dive in the past eight years.” The Young Malaysians Movement (YMM) Sarawak vice president cum state chairman Sim Chiun Wee recently expressed similar views.
Some folks also suspect that modern technology is inducing something akin to ADHD - we're switching between tasks like e-mail, texting, tweeting, Facebooking, and so on at a breakneck pace, leaving us unable to concentrate on anything for more than a few seconds.
So, the next generation is going to be a bunch of ADHD-addled autists, but at least they'll be more creative.