Peter Vink
Blue Vision Group, South Africa
Title: VDS – Virtual Distortion Syndrome – the future is not as undercontrol as we beleive it to be....
Biography
Biography: Peter Vink
Abstract
At the age of 11, Peter sustained neurological damage caused by the impact from a motor vehicle accident (MVA) that resulted in him fracturing his skull and losing consciousness. The physiological results left him paralyzed down the left side of his body and a broken neck. He was placed on life support in ICU with the medical staff holding very little hope for him regaining consciousness. It was the view of neurologists that should Peter regain consciousness that he would be severely handicapped and need continued special care and would it would be unlikely that he would ever complete his schooling. Today, after recovering significantly from his injuries, aspires to uplift and encourage ALL peoples of ALL ages. He qualified in 2013 from the South African College of Applied Psychology with a Diploma in Counselling and Communications, went on to study in the fileds of educational psychology, forensic and criminological psychology, nutrition, occupational therapy and speech and language so that he gained the value and insight to provide the best community based support to people. He has developed a unique theortical framework that explores the impact of electronic devices, gaming, gambling and other factors that are influencing the future adults of tomorrow. Whilst this paper is progressive and is not clinically based, it is beleived that the reserach and real time expereince with clients give a envaluable insight into the ‘good and bad’ factors of what is entitled “Virtual Distortion Syndrome”. Through this paper and possible presentation, it is hoped that more research will be done to bring about effective regulational skills to avoid children and adolescents be ‘sucked into cyberspace.”