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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5858914" data-attributes="member: 8835">fiddling with dice and other items in your hand is not a problem.  I have 2 slinkies, 4 squeezy clips, a clicky pen at my desk right now for just that purpose when I'm thinking or on the phone.carrying on a texting conversation or playing another game is the problem behavior.  Mainly when they are doing it during parts where they SHOULD be paying attention.  I don't think you can really play WoW or watch Youtube videos while fighting a D&D monster.For instance, in [MENTION=16212]wedgeski[/MENTION]'s example, if 2 PCs are not present in the scene, so long as they aren't disrupting the active players and are ready to re-engage when the camera moves to them, I don't have a problem with them quietly talking or checking their phone for something.This is where watching videos and playing games or carrying on long text conversations is the problem. It engages too much of your brain's concentration that you aren't really paying attention to the D&D game.I use my iPad for my PC in the game.  I don't surf or play games on it.  But then, I also don't play a lot of games on it normally, nor do I spend hours looking up Youtube videos.  At the same time, my friend apologized to the group, because he caught himself youtubing and not paying attention to the game like he should.So, I caution against outright technology bans.  They hit people like me who are good.  Addressing the specific behaviors is important.</blockquote>

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