Was at a dinner party recently where met a software developer for a gaming software company.

She mentioned one of the employees became addicted to gaming, that the company did have to request a counsellor for intervention. The guy/addict just couldn't tear himself away from a game and started to talk about the present daily life in terms of game's characters.

And well, it shouldn't be odd in the 21st century, but twice in last few weeks, I saw a parent wheeling their child around (big enough to walk, around 4-6 yrs. old) outside. Child had a minature like laptop tucked in front while inside the stroller and manoeuvring the buttons. Probably it was a game? Ok, I'm not a parent but it is strange to see this with the child's fascination but totally disinterested in his/her outside immediate surroundings. Maybe it's the new way of keeping a kid from howling in public..