Computers are a very well-known use of communication and interaction. Computers help the user get their tasks done for a job or school assignment. Computers can also be used for social interaction and entertainment. Instant messaging is a great communication factor online; a person can reach another faster and more efficiently. There are also online games and chat rooms that comes with the game along with dating websites and many more. Depending on the person, a computer can become one’s life and personal addiction. Some may say that they can’t go a day without being on their computer due to work or online entertainment, the computer basically becomes a part of daily life. Sherry Turkle’s “How Computers Change the Way We Think” gives a broad
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She explains that users participate in role playing games. Role playing games are avatar based virtual reality games that are used for interaction with people throughout the whole world. This form of communication also allows the user to hide behind a fake or altered profile so that they have the confidence to talk to other people. A real-world example of this comes from the short documentary ““5 Stories from the Internet” When Strangers Click” directed by Robert Kenner. Jonas Tancred lived on a secluded island in Sweden and had no way of meeting new people unless he travelled across shore to the small town. Jonas created an avatar that looked nothing like him. Jonas liked to sing and play guitar, so the avatar allowed him to play and sing in front of other avatar users in a small bar. One day an avatar girl came along and decided to help Jonas play at bigger venues in the avatar world. After a while they fell in love and decided to get married in the game. When the time came to meet finally Nichol or Beth was shocked by how he really looked in person but nonetheless, they had a one-night fling and had a child together. This is a perfect example of Turkle’s “Avatar or a self?” section because Jonas uses the avatar because he’s lonely and craves social interaction and once he gets it, he becomes …show more content…
The word processing advantage on a computer provides the user a faster and efficient way to write documents. According to Turkle “Few professional writers…. Claim that they simply cannot think without their hands on the keyboard” (Turkle, 3) this is where computer addiction can come into play. As stated in Ed Grabianowski “How Computer Addiction Works”, “Creating a single definition for a computer adduction is difficult because the term actually covers a wide spectrum of addictions” (Grabianowski,1). Addiction can be anything between the way a computer works to the special entertainment it provides. A computer addict can be addicted to the sound and touch of a key board or the very feel of the object itself. Addictions can be brought on by any way. Computer addiction can cause serious issues pertaining to child neglect. According to Grabianowski, Michael and Iana Straw neglected their children “to the point of malnourishment and serious health problems because the couple was so obsessed with playing online games” (Grabianowski 2). This is extremely unfortunate and shows the people of the world that online addiction can be harmful and dangerous. Being consumed by a computer can boost social interaction but at the same time harm it because the person is only interacting online instead of in the real
She explains that users participate in role playing games. Role playing games are avatar based virtual reality games that are used for interaction with people throughout the whole world. This form of communication also allows the user to hide behind a fake or altered profile so that they have the confidence to talk to other people. A real-world example of this comes from the short documentary ““5 Stories from the Internet” When Strangers Click” directed by Robert Kenner. Jonas Tancred lived on a secluded island in Sweden and had no way of meeting new people unless he travelled across shore to the small town. Jonas created an avatar that looked nothing like him. Jonas liked to sing and play guitar, so the avatar allowed him to play and sing in front of other avatar users in a small bar. One day an avatar girl came along and decided to help Jonas play at bigger venues in the avatar world. After a while they fell in love and decided to get married in the game. When the time came to meet finally Nichol or Beth was shocked by how he really looked in person but nonetheless, they had a one-night fling and had a child together. This is a perfect example of Turkle’s “Avatar or a self?” section because Jonas uses the avatar because he’s lonely and craves social interaction and once he gets it, he becomes …show more content…
The word processing advantage on a computer provides the user a faster and efficient way to write documents. According to Turkle “Few professional writers…. Claim that they simply cannot think without their hands on the keyboard” (Turkle, 3) this is where computer addiction can come into play. As stated in Ed Grabianowski “How Computer Addiction Works”, “Creating a single definition for a computer adduction is difficult because the term actually covers a wide spectrum of addictions” (Grabianowski,1). Addiction can be anything between the way a computer works to the special entertainment it provides. A computer addict can be addicted to the sound and touch of a key board or the very feel of the object itself. Addictions can be brought on by any way. Computer addiction can cause serious issues pertaining to child neglect. According to Grabianowski, Michael and Iana Straw neglected their children “to the point of malnourishment and serious health problems because the couple was so obsessed with playing online games” (Grabianowski 2). This is extremely unfortunate and shows the people of the world that online addiction can be harmful and dangerous. Being consumed by a computer can boost social interaction but at the same time harm it because the person is only interacting online instead of in the real