Jamie Lee Curtis #dig_nat

As part of an interview in connection with PBSs upcoming airing of Independent Lens DIRT! The Movie in April, Jamie Lee Curtis shares a story with FRONTLINEs Digital Nation about going "off the juice" - without digital tools - and reconnecting as a family.

FRONTLINE "Digital Nation" is a multiplatform project exploring what it means to be human in a 21st-century digital world. Watch the TV documentary now online at http://www.pbs.org/frontline/digitalnation/

In a unique collaboration with the public that began on the "Digital Nation" Web site, award-winning producer Rachel Dretzin and commentator Douglas Rushkoff probe how digital technology is changing nearly every aspect of modern culture, from the ways we think and learn to the ways in which we socialize, work and even conduct war. Is it possible to multitask well? Is too much digital media bad for young brains? Should we fight wars by remote control? What are the real-world effects of immersion in virtual worlds? Watch online beginning and share your story of life in the digital age at http://www.pbs.org/frontline/digitalnation/ .

FRONTLINE is produced by WGBH Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Park Foundation. "Digital Nation" is brought to you by the Verizon Foundation.

Category:

• Documentary
• Science & Tech

Directed by:

• Rachel Dretzin

Tags:

• jamie
• lee
• curtis

[bakersfieldmusicnow]

thats why you go solar!! duh

[killamonkey]

I remember when I went without electricity for two weeks because of hurricane ike. I read a lot of books in that time.

[Idontwantanaccountok]

the problem here is that she's using a Mac.

[torytompkins]

Hi , my Mom and Jamie Lee Curtis were on Operation Petticoat together,

[foxsux6000]

this is real interaction, why not play games with your relatives online?

[scarmulletpart3]

I dont play them due to the fact I cant get into them. The Twelve year-olds screaming into the mic, it makes you wanna take off the head set but you need the headset to communicate with the few decent people playing on your team and strategize with them. Also I have slow DSL internet (100k) is the fastest I can get in my area.

[Senakujin]

It was nothing particularly against her, heck i really enjoy her as an actor. In retrospect i probably should of rooted my argument in console local co-op games, like the new Mario or anything with local multilayer. I have nothing against nature either, i camp alot, it just seems that this argument is always made where its "go outside!" or "games/tech make you into a zombie" its possible that they do, but its to generalized of an argument to say all technology dose.

[bhudapop]

@Senakujin i agree that there is validity to online gaming, online games are especialy strong at building networking skills, but it is not the same as meeting face to face. you loose all the subtleties of expression with digital communication. also i think this whole discussion is missing the point of her speech. her speech was about how technology alters the way we interact rather than saying anything specifically negative about online gaming.

[sexyzeeboy]

Okay then. Why don't you go back to the stone age?

[Senakujin]

Its a shame technologically savvy people who don't embrace online gaming culture seem to lack that community atmosphere in regards to technology. Its still there, but in a different form, and playing online games with friends and family is relatively equivalent to a card/board game, though with less cheating and control, which is always fun.