screen-based
Viewed through displays
Screen-based describes activities, media, or experiences that involve looking at an electronic display—televisions, computers, phones, tablets.
The term often carries a slightly negative connotation, implying passivity or excess: Parents worry about screen-based entertainment replacing outdoor play.
It contrasts with hands-on, physical, or face-to-face alternatives.
Of discrete data
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- interfaceShared connection point
- displayPresentation for viewing
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
touchscreen · tablet · smartphone · computer · electronic · pixel · LED · LCD
Real-time digital delivery
- videoRecorded moving imagery
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
animation · broadcast · content · viewing · binge-watching · Netflix · YouTube · on-demand
Distant or controller
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- ZoomVideo call platform
- videoconferenceRemote visual meeting
webinar · email · spreadsheet · presentation · desktop · laptop · productivity · WFH
Characterized by much sitting
- eyestrainOverworked vision discomfort
- postureBody position, alignment
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- doomscrollingCompulsive consumption of distressing content
screentime · detox · fatigue · insomnia · balance · unplugging · mindfulness · boundaries
digital
Of discrete data
monitor · touchscreen · tablet · smartphone · computer · electronic · pixel · LED · LCD · backlit
streaming
Real-time digital delivery
- videoRecorded moving imagery
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- cinemaMotion picture theater
gaming · animation · broadcast · content · viewing · binge-watching · Netflix · YouTube · on-demand · programming
remote
Distant or controller
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- ZoomVideo call platform
videoconference · webinar · email · spreadsheet · presentation · desktop · laptop · productivity · WFH · hybrid
sedentary
Characterized by much sitting
- eyestrainOverworked vision discomfort
- postureBody position, alignment
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
doomscrolling · screentime · detox · fatigue · insomnia · balance · unplugging · mindfulness · boundaries · habits
e-learning
Internet-delivered instruction
educational · interactive · app · module · LMS · Coursera · lecture · quiz · gamified · assessment
screen-basedprinted
Transferred to paper
paper-based · analog · physical · tangible · non-digital
screen-basedhands-on
Involving direct physical engagement
in-person · real-world · physical · embodied · tactile
screen-basedoutdoor
Outside, not indoors
nature-based · screen-free · offline · unplugged · active
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