Prelims Judging (cat

11)

Electronic gadgets’

negative effects on

teens

Ng Wei Kai

-leader

Wang Boran

-member

Yeo Bo Wen

-member

Group Members

• Development of electronic devices has progressed rapidly.

• The widespread use of such gadgets has turned our lives upside down.

• Gadgets have caused an increase of problems, especially in teens.

*In this project, our group shall attempt to discover how gadgets affect our lives in 2030.

Abstract

Future Trends is a problem-solving category where students become researchers, investigators, creative directors, andtime-travelers – all rolled into one.

Future Trends is not simply fiction or fantasy. It can be said to be “fiction and fantasy meets research”. The creative component to Future Trends is just as important as the research component.

Introduction

• To develop critical thinking.

• To demonstrate our creativity

• To solve problems that may happen in the future with the professionalism of futurists

• To have a systematic and pattern-based understanding of past and present, and to determine the likelihood of future events and trends

Objective:

Step 1: Brainstorm and identify potential problems in the scenario.

Step 2: Identify the fundamental problem.

Step 3: Identify potential solutions to the fundamental problem.

Step 4: Select the best solution

Step 5: Design an action plan

Step 6: Evaluate the action plan

Procedure:

Potential problems…

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http://Thefuture2011.wiki.hci.edu.sg

The increase in the number of electronic devices manufactured may lead to may pollute the environment due to Man’s greater needs for such devices to complete their everyday work in 2030. A study done by Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition in 2000 showed that the toxic chemicals used to make semiconductors, circuit boards etc, can cause pollution. Disposal of such information technologies also create environmental hazards as they burden landfills.

Problem 1

The use of PortAll, the integrated learning system may lead to a decline in the standard of education due to the widespread use of the system by teachers to teach. Research by Southwest Missouri State University in 1999 states that internet-based distance learning may not necessarily be a good thing. The good teaching method is for the teacher to support the lesson through problem formulation.

Problem 2

The decrease in the number of physical meetings and increasing number of online meetings may lead to the breakdown of social relationships due to the over-reliance on the Internet for communication. Research by Carnegie Mellon University in 1998 states that greater use of the Internet is associated with declines in communication with family members, declines in the size of social circles, and increases in depression and loneliness.

Problem 3

The lack of good parental communication may lead to an increase in the risk of dangerous behavior, such as drug abuse, in teens due to the absence of direct parent-child conversations. Research by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc (2005) states that positive parenting practices have a significant, enduring, and protective influence on the development on children.

Problem 4

The large number of people suffering from depression may lead to an increase in crimes, especially suicide, due to a lack of direct interaction between people so there are less people to listen to one’s problems. Research by University of Helsinki states that during the depressive psychotic stages of depression, the risk of suicide is extremely high. rates.

Problem 5

Fundamental problem…

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http://Thefuture2011.wiki.hci.edu.sg

The future scene states that many problems with the rapid advancement of technology stem from Man’s reliance on electronic gadgets and systems to perform simple tasks in life.

In what ways, can we minimise the ill-effects caused by over reliance of electronic gadgets so that we can make full use of it as a tool to aid mankind in 2030 and beyond.

Fundamental problem