How the world of children is changing. I put this together back in 2008 but it's always been a favourite for dramatising how the experience children have of life has changed over the past few decades.

1. We shrunk their world
(so they’re finding new ones)

3. 1960/70’
s
2km
Hillman, 1990, "One False Move", Policy Studies Institute

4. 1980/90’s
8 year old suburban boy/girl ,free range. After Matthews, 1987, gender, home range and environmental cognition.

5. 1980/90’s
8 year old suburban boy/girl ,free range. After Matthews, 1987, gender, home range and environmental cognition.

6. 2000’
s

8. We shrunk the world.
8 to 18 year olds spend 6.5 hours a day
on television, electronic games,
computers, music and other media.

11. So they’re finding new ones

12. 1. Create an avatar
2. Meet people
3. Build a home
4. Start a business
(Have fun)

13. ‘03
‘04
‘05
‘06
‘07
‘08
Alexa, Jan ‘08

14. ‘03
‘04
‘05
‘06
‘07
‘08
Alexa, Jan ‘0

19. Ben
... is a (young) member of an online network
... has different (real) friends online
... is not particularly loyal to his community
but is to his friends
... knows the rules and reports people
... problem solves in this world
... cares for Puffles
... is an incredibly sophisticated user

21. • Create an avatar
• Make your penguin
• Meet people
• Meet people
• Build a home
• Make an igloo
• Start a business
• Get money
(Have fun)
• Games and dancing
and talk to people
and stuff... look
after Puffles

22. Social Networks
• We’re social. Expressing yourself and
connecting with people are universal human
needs
• Social networking is this need fuelled by
technology
• We spend more time in technology
mediated worlds
• The new digital natives are extremely
sophisticated

23. 4th Life
3rd Life
‘03
‘04
‘05
‘06
‘07
‘08

24. ‘03
‘04
‘05
‘06
‘07
‘08
Alexa, Jan ‘0

25. We shrunk their world

26. We shrunk their world
So they’re finding new ones