Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Interactive kids

Interactive used to mean sociable. How great someone is at making friends, talking to people, working with others, or any other means of socializing. Now, it would usually involve computers and video games. The kids now barely talk when 'socializing'; it is all in their hands.
As time passes, more and more kids, especially students, spend time in computer shops. Even the jocks make friends with the nerds when playing warcraft and similar games. Grade school students even get to know law students during their playtime. The young and the old all get to communicate through the game they love. When you are new at a place, hanging out at computer shops has been known to be a good means of making friends with the locals.
Yes, they get to meet more people. However, it seems that these relationships are only connected by the internet and video games.
At the end of the day, do they really make friends? Could they have truly communicated? Are these toys REALLY interactive?

Giulia Pineda
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