Fifteenth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society

Abstract

Today we need not have to look far within our own homes or in our community to locate a blue screen. Admittedly, these screens are not limited to any one region or country as they are found in all countries and therefore it is important to view any related issue as a global concern. As research on screen time matures many are realizing that often it is an underlying human issue/problem that has caused excessive screen use or is exacerbated by excessive blue light screen time. Screen time is something that is changing because “technical capacities change, social expectations change, definitions change, and ideologies change. This flexible, changing nature of screen time is one reasons why screen time is such a complex thing to study” (Stewart, 2016, pp. 2-3). Within this evidence-focused literature review is a systematic approach (Khan et al., 2003) that required an integrative approach focused upon literature published from 2010 until present day. We know that screens have evolved to a point where we can wear them, carry them all day, depend upon them to keep us connected, informed and current; screens to this point all involve a visual and auditory channel and failing this some screens can vibrate physically. Screens do stimulate the human population like never before and in the future screens will reach out to us in different ways. Herein we explore this tension between technology and activity which seems to be getting more complex, impacting our health, mind, and spirit.