My nephew is a teenager and he often plays Xbox Live! while:
-his cellphone is on speakerphone to a friend he is allied with on the current game;
-his instant messenger client is busily chiming away with messages sent to him, which he'll respond to in between game rounds.
-his browser is doing the whole Facebook/MySpace/YouTube rotation as links to interesting content is thrown his way.
You're right; it's incredible how focussed that generation is on the conversation. They don't let anything get in the way. In fact, they use every technology at their disposal to ensure that the conversation must go on. I'm not exactly old, but I worry about constantly being plugged-in. He and his friends worry about ever being disconnected.
-his cellphone is on speakerphone to a friend he is allied with on the current game;
-his instant messenger client is busily chiming away with messages sent to him, which he'll respond to in between game rounds.
-his browser is doing the whole Facebook/MySpace/YouTube rotation as links to interesting content is thrown his way.
You're right; it's incredible how focussed that generation is on the conversation. They don't let anything get in the way. In fact, they use every technology at their disposal to ensure that the conversation must go on. I'm not exactly old, but I worry about constantly being plugged-in. He and his friends worry about ever being disconnected.