I have written about how teenagers are not susceptible to information overload because they know how to filter the information. But I have recently found cases to where this is not true. Video gaming is a huge exception to my previous arguments.
Video gaming is popular among all age groups and keeps anyone occupied for hours...literally. Although some may know how to handle their time, some are less fortunate. In my opinion, teenagers are among the highest groups of people who are sucked into the gaming world and don't know how to balance video games and the world outside.
What's better than a live example to prove to you that not all teenagers know how to handle the technology around us. Ever since I got my boy friend an x box it has been like his new addiction. Literally all day this past sunday he was on his gaming sytem playing call of duty. He did not get up to eat once until he finally retired his xbox at nine that night! But not only was he interacting with technology through his xbox, he was also texting and looking up sports news on his phone whenever the game was loading or whenever he died in the game.
It amazes me how someone can be so overloaded with technology all day long! Maybe I just noticed because I was writing an essay all day and was more interested in what he was doing more than what I was doing. But no matter why I noticed it, the point is that people live their lives like this everywhere! Maybe something does need to be done to control the constant obsession with technology so we don't get overloaded with all of the outlets it provides.
I agree...video games are becoming such a time-waster for teenagers. I can see how they could be addicting and fun but really all that time sitting in front of a tv is just time wasted.
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