Long Term Effects Of Technology Essay

Exploration of the long term effects of technology on children. What happens to kids that grow up with the latest technology in the household? What are the effects of growing up with the first computers in the home? I would like to research what the long term effects are of young children that grew up in a household with access to technology today compared to children in 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s and the 2000’s. As I begin research quotes such as “Children under two years of age learn best from real-world experiences and interactions, and each minute spent in front of a screen-based device is a minute when your child is not exploring the world and using their senses, which is extremely important in their development process,” (Cohen) it makes me wonder what the iPad is doing to my own son? What did the Super Nintendo do to me? At what point in history did the use of technology in the home become a potential issue? Are there any advantages? I will explore all these questions and hopefully come up with an answer that is beneficial to the future of technology in the household. As Steve Almond stated “I was one of those guys who spent every spare quarter mastering Asteroids and Defender, who found in
The very first microprocessor was mad in 1971 by Intel but for the children of the time the videogame era would come to light. “While Tennis for Two, created by William Higinbotham, could be considered the first ever videogame, it was only in the 1970s that video games hit the big time. (Oxford) This would give way to a revolution in the video game industry. The very first home video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey. It was at this time the life of a child would forever change in his home. January 15th 1972 marked the beginning of new era. This was the birth of technology in home video game consoles for the entertainment of children and parents alike, but what affect would it have on the American