Unplugging at Wired Wednesday

Students and DeKalbians gathered from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Founders Memorial Library, 71 North Partnership Studio. For one hour, people were asked to turn off their electronics and face the real world without distractions. Gabrielle Foreman, a junior in environmental studies, and Dikssha Sehgal, a second-year doctoral student, were the ones running the event this semester. “We are taking this on from predecessors here at 71 North, and the thought behind it is to create space for people to kind of be off their phones, be a little more in the moment and socialize. The main goal is really just a space for people to form connections without a screen being between them,” Foreman said Students were welcomed with cookies and treats to eat while playing a unique game called “What’s Your Point.” Everyone had different pictures and were told to present a story or speech to the audience using only the pictures. Wacky stories were created based on even wackier suggestions.

This excerpt comes from the named source. Read the original for the full reporting.