Presley, 12

Media Consumption: 7 hours/day (an increase due to pandemic)

Favorite Media/Technology: Roblox

How do you and your family interact with media/technology?

We all use it every day. My parents use it to work and it keeps my little sister busy during the day. My family has movie nights almost every weekend. We even have an Alexa Echo Dot! I seriously don’t know what we would do without it. I don’t believe it listens to our conversations. I usually just use it to set timers when we cook or ask what the date is. I get frustrated when it does not respond to me with an answer.

How do you and your peers interact with media/technology?

My friends and I make videos together for fun and post them on TikTok. I also like playing Roblox on my iPad with my friends. It is a game where you can play with people all over the world, but I don’t share personal information unless I want to. I will play for about 1.5 hours or until one of us has to go. I like to play dress up in the runway game and collect treasure items. I text, call, and FaceTime friends all the time. That is the easiest way to contact and talk to my friends.

What do you use media for?

I use it mainly for social media. All of my accounts on social media are private, only my friends follow me. I usually post things I do or places I’ve gone to.

What is your favorite/least favorite thing about media/technology?

My favorite thing about the media is that I can pretty much do anything. I can play games, call people, text people, and draw. My least favorite thing is that I know people can post bad things like false information or spread rumors. I’ve never been cyberbullied but I am scared of it.

What media are you using more now because of the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

I am very happy that I have media because I don’t know what people did 100, 200, 300 years ago. I am using the same social media as before, like Roblox, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, but I am on it way more because I am stuck at home all day. I do not think it’s bad that I am on it all the time because it keeps me entertained.

Interviewed by: Morgan Love, UCLA 2nd Year Student