Happily Ever After?
In the online simulation game, The Sims, when an avatar accomplishes all of her lifetime aspirations, she achieves Permanent Platinum status, otherwise known as permanent happiness. Once Permanently Platinum, her mood bar cannot slip below a certain level and her environment no longer impacts her happiness. She is frozen in happiness. Interestingly, when I spoke […]
True Strength: Learning to Feel What Is
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/experiencing sadness_b_1271422.html
Virtual Community: Can We Survive It?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/technology-dependence_b_1241578.html
Are Smartphones Replacing Human Memory?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/technology-dependence_b_1209184.html
The New App: How to ‘Be’
The other day a friend told me about a weekend conference taking place on women and technology. Since I am a woman investigating technology, I thought I should check it out. As I could not attend in person, I streamed in via the web. Unfortunately, the first video I encountered spooked me so deeply that […]
The New Epidemic: Chronic Boredom
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/chronic-boredom-epidemic_b_1110898.html
Why Do I Have A SmartPhone If I Don’t Want to Talk to Anybody?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/smartphones-and-relationships_b_1097027.html
Are We Tech-ing Our Way to Despair?
http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=the_wellness_beat
Getting Off the Diet-Binge Hamster Wheel, For Good
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/mindful-eating_b_1073486.html
Is Your Smart Phone Stealing Your Life?
See below… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-colier/living-in-the-moment_b_1064626.html