Effects Of Technology On Isolation

Technology Imagine you just bought yourself a brand new cell phone. Not only can you call and text, but it has WiFi too. So, if you ever need to look something up you can. It also has a Facebook and Twitter app. A few days go by and you are still really excited about your new phone, and find yourself messing with it more and more. Even when you have things you need to be doing like writing a three page essay for school, getting ready for work, or making dinner for your family. You now find yourself in what could be deemed the “Chamber of Isolation”. It can be hard for loved ones to breach that chamber just to get your attention, and when they do are you really listening, or paying attention to what they are saying? The same thing can happen …show more content…
First off it can cause isolation. Constantly staring at a screen with ear buds in, is keeping you cut off from the people in the immediate, physical world around you. This unwillingness or even inability to connect with real people in front of you leads to isolation, a recurring issue for people who can’t disconnect from their technology. Relationships can certainly form and grow online, but electronic communication is a far cry from real human companionship. There are numerous things that technology has improved on, such as Family History. Before it took months if not years for someone to find their ancestors, but now that information is at your fingertips. Other areas where technology is helpful are medical, communication, entertainment, transportation and education. We all depend on our technology, even I depend on WiFi and my computer to help me do my school work. But that doesn't mean it needs to take over our lives. We are the masters of technological not the other way …show more content…
Sometimes the player does this almost every second of the game, giving the brain a real workout. According to researchers at the University of Rochester, led by Daphne Bavelier, a cognitive scientist, games simulating stressful events such as those found in battle or action games could be a training tool for real-world situations. The study suggests that playing action video games primes the brain to make quick decisions. Video games can be used to train soldiers and surgeons, according to the study. Importantly, decisions made by action-packed video game players are no less accurate. According to Bavelier, “Action game players make more correct decisions per unit time. If you are a surgeon or you are in the middle of a battlefield, that can make all the difference.” Video games also help