Finally, a real sense that I’m not alone! (I’m only a few stars away from nailing the latest Star Wars episode.) Lauren Davidson notes that smartphone and tablet use is catching on among the diaper-wearing set:
Thirty-eight percent of American toddlers under age two have used a mobile device for media, which includes playing games, using apps and watching video. This compares to 10 percent two years ago, when Common Sense Media conducted the first stage of the survey. “The past two years have seen an explosion in the use of mobile media platforms and apps among young children,” the survey explains. “In fact, almost as many children now have their own tablets (7 percent) as parents did two years ago (8 percent).”
I wonder how this will affect future media. Surely, it will be pretty huge. My nephew and I bonded over a Tablet. Its intuitive, tactile, interactive mode is so much more immediate to him than even television. If it becomes even more tactile – successfully mimicking the real feel of the world – it will be even more irresistible.
We need a new Lewis Carroll for today’s kids: Alice needs to go through the Tablet Glass this time. And never leave.
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