Audio and video streams as well as mp3 players are providing an interesting shift in reality as we know it.
The growth of video games has facilitated a culture that is not immune to the idea of an altered reality. A young girl in Colorado was beaten to death when a family member and friend decided to act out a scene from a violent video game they had been playing. These two teens were tried as adults in the case facing murder charges.
The alternate state many of the worlds population are discovering is that they can effectively remove outside audio influence through the use of a portable device.
The morning commute can be significantly altered if an individual connects two earbuds to their audio sensory units (ears) and view the world around them through a lens of their own creation without the input of those they may encounter.
Others can download and carry with them video streams that can effectively remove traces of the world they may have normally faced in a typical commute.
We need to realize the growing effect audio and video streams have on the culture at large. Many prefer text or instant messages to face-to-face conversation. Some...