Welcome back, everyone! Here’s the second part of my series entitled Do Video Games Cause Children and Adolescents to Become Violent? I will have 3-5 […]
Unchecked Internet Time Can Have Harmful Effects
Think back to your day. What portion of it did you spend on the Internet? Between social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr […]
Video Blog: Does Video Game Violence Cause Children and Adolescents to Become Violent?
Hello, Everyone! In this latest video blog (see below), I want to cover a serious topic that has received a lot of media attention as […]
Should Parents Let Their Kids Play M Rated Video Games?
Note: Dylan McAndrew is a student at McNeil High School and provides our ApaCenter blog readers with “The Teen Perspective.” An “M” (Mature) rated game […]
“Reality Is Broken” by Jane McGonigal (Book Recommendation)
I’ve been a gamer a long time – basically, since video games were first invented. I date myself but, as a kid, I played the […]
“The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains” by Nicholas Carr (Book Recommendation)
I recently enjoyed the audiobook version of Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. Yes, I did the audiobook version. […]
The Problem of Technology “Addiction” – What We Can Do About It
So, I’ve now gone through why I think that technology can be “addictive,” (see previous posts An Addiction vs. A Problem and The Neuroscience of […]
The Problem of Technology “Addiction” – The Neuroscience of Tech Addiction
Before we even tackle why various technologies can be addictive, a clear concern about Facebook, texting, email, video games, etc. is that they can become […]
The Problem of Technology “Addiction” – An Addiction vs. A Problem
I was recently interviewed on KXAN regarding technology addiction. Too much technology may tweak your life: kxan.com Given some of the constraints inherent in a TV […]
An Update on the Myth of Multitasking
A while back, I blogged about the Myth of Multitasking. Basically, I said that we can’t really do it – we mostly task switch, and […]