The Cardboard Renaissance: Analog Games Take Off

In a digital world, analog games are having a surprising—and explosive—renaissance.

By Eric J. Francis | September 5, 2018 | Community, Culture, Relationships | Aeronaut Brewing, Analog Game Studies Journal, Analog Games, Asmodée, Board Game Cafes, Board Games, Carcassonne, Cards Against Humanity, Catan, CMON, Codenames, Cosmic Encounter, David Sax, Dice Tower Network, Face-to-Face Interaction, Friendship, Galaxy Trucker, Games, Gaming, Gen Con, Getting a Life: The Social Worlds of Geek Culture, Magic: The Gathering, PAX, Penny Arcade, Personal Interaction, Social Interaction, Spiel Fair, Tabletop Games, The Revenge of Analog, Video Games

Google’s Smart Reply: Convenience Over Connection

Gmail offers users canned responses to emails, based on AI interpretations of the contents and the user’s typical writing style. This convenience, unknown to the recipient, comes at a social cost.

By Samantha Maxwell | December 20, 2017 | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Ethics, Relationships, Society | Automation, Communication, Connection, Connectivity, Convenience, Conversation, Email, Friendship, Gmail, Google, Love, relationships, Smart Reply, Social Interaction, Speed

Developing Brains Need Socializing, Not Screens

Parents often use digital devices as babysitters, but these devices interrupt the social and physical interactivity needed for healthy brain development.

By Meghan Carron | July 12, 2017 | Cognition, Family, Health, Media, Psychology, Relationships, Society | American Academy of Pediatrics, Attention, Bonding, Brain Development, Children, Communication, Digital Media, Distraction, DNA, Executive Functioning, Fitness, Focus, Interactivity, Nurturing, Parents, Physical Activity, Play, Serve and Return, smart phones, Social Interaction, The Center on the Developing Child

An Apple® a Day Keeps Attention Away

From kindergarten to college, the US education system is investing more and more into putting iPads, e-readers, interactive whiteboards, and [...]

By Abigail Patrick | April 20, 2016 | Education, Psychology | Attention Span, Classroom, Communication, Creativity, E-books, Facebook, iPads, Reading, Social Interaction, Social Media

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