Reactions to Digital Nation: Jeremy Bailenson

Hey, I loved the arc and the pace of the piece and the choices you guys made in terms of material to include. Also, thanks for making sure all was accurate in your coverage of my experiments.

Upon watching the full 90 minutes, I felt a bit alarmed. Half of it was that I had just been to the Kaiser Family Foundation presentation about the (over)use of digital media by kids in the US. But on Digital Nation I felt as if the potential horrors of VR use left a bigger mark than the potential salvation offered by the medium. I am not saying your coverage was biased one way or the other (when counting minutes to pro and con it seems about equal), just that the gestalt taste in my mouth after the full show was that of trepidation towards media use. Not saying this is a bad thing, just saying...