We need to understand this conversation in order to apply the Gospel to this area of our tech. We need to understand:

  • what we mean by addiction
  • what make video games unique from other activities
  • what we can do with this info to help us raise healthy youth in a tech world

Here are the resources referenced in this episode:

  • intro of Animal Crossing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AkEFot5UF0
  • Epic Games (Fortnite) UX researcher, Ben Lewis-Evans, talks rewards, feedback, and video game engagement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjHl8Vrfrfk&list=WL&index=1

Resources:

  • https://www.gospeltech.net/resources/
  • RESET: https://www.gospeltech.net/how-do-i-know-if-my-childs-tech-use-is-healthy/ and there is also a podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000504369124
  • Articles: gospeltech.net/blog

Podcast episodes referenced in this episode:

  • Analog adventures: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000465922282
  • Books - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000500046640
  • Board games - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000498958510
  • How to reclaim healthy tech
  • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000507413497
  • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000508299547
  • kids and smartphones: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000516915359
  • social media: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000514056394