My flight from Boston to Los Angeles took just over six hours. Diagonally across from me, a young person spent the entire time – all six hours – playing this game on an iPad.
He continued to play the game as he exited the plane and ascended the jetway. He was still playing the game when I lost him in the crowd in the terminal.
I have no idea what the game is called, but it was a furious, constant tapping on the screen as images exploded, expanded, and flew about. This was not a game that required contemplation or planning. It was a relentless assault on the senses.
Six straight hours of this without a break, then a continuation of the game as the boy walked behind his parents.
360 minutes of nonstop gaming.
Teachers see the impact of this behavior in our classrooms every day.
I fear for the future.
