Interview With A Fellow Gamer!

What a shocking interview! 

Today I decided to talk to one of my friends about his use of technology and how he feels about technology as a whole. He is an AWC student with an undecided major as well as a graphic designer at Canyon Distributing who uses technology every day both at work and at home. As a student he of course uses technology to do his school work and to schedule his classes but he did have one interesting thing to say about that. “Doing my work online allows me to do it on my own schedule and that’s great but the quality really drops when I’m not in a classroom.” This really struck a cord with me because I understand where he’s coming from. He went on to say that despite this being able to do work off campus is the main reason he is still a student while maintaining a full time job. Though he admits the quality of his school work has dropped as a result he is more than willing to take the hit in order to obtain the convenience of fully online courses.

This information really changed the tune of the interview for me; I went on to ask him if working with technology daily had any impact on this decision. This is where I learned that prior to being promoted to the deign side of his job at Canyon Distributing he came to AWC for his courses and sat through the classes happily. It was only once he started working on a computer at work that he wanted to do the same for school. I then asked him if he wishes he hadn't taken the promotion for that reason. His response was slightly mixed; he really wished that technology hadn't spoiled him away from normal schooling as he actually preferred the discussions that went on in the classroom. However at the same time he was pleased to not be stocking shelves anymore and wouldn't go back to that even if it meant doing better in school.

After hearing this I decided to move on to talking about how he used technology recreationally and if that played a part in his choices. Once more I found that his life was deeply embedded in the use of technology, at home he spends most of his time on his computer or hanging out playing his Xbox. He even went as far as to admit the only time he wasn't using his computer was when he went out to play cards, and even then he was often using his laptop to look up random things online. This is when I went for a more direct question and asked him simply if he thought he was addicted to the technology around him? At first he laughed about such a question though he then admitted that he probably was addicted to it recreationally and in the work place he’d be without a job if he didn't have it. To finish off the interview I asked him what game he thought he spent the most time playing and if he felt as though he was wasting his time enjoying it? He admitted he played League of Legends the most and on some weekends spent over twelve consecutive hours playing with a bunch of friends around his kitchen table. As someone who also plays games a fair amount I feel as though I understand where he is coming from, but like him I don't think I'll be making any changes in my life because of it.

Caption: To those of you wondering what this addicting game is well welcome to the fields of justice!