What's this Pokemon business all about?
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The Beaver King said:
R8Steve said:
Butter Face said:
The world is a wonderful place
It is indeed, quite why someone would want to walk about it with a phone constantly stuck to their face is beyond me though.We ended up chatting to loads of people along on the way and stopping to watch and help the narrow boats operating the locks.
All very sociable stuff.
We decided to walk it because we could play Pokemon along the way; breaking the monotony of some stretches of the route and having a laugh along the way.
If it gets more people out and about fair play to it, it's a shame they will just revert to type when this latest craze inevitably fizzles out.
R8Steve said:
That's just what normal sociable people did long before the lure of catching a computer game character came along though.
Or they were in to Geocaching or Ingress My Mrs is in to Geocaching, I can't really see the point as it strikes me as being a bit like orienteering for people who can't read maps, but to be fair it does occasionally mean we've stopped of at some stunning viewpoints that we wouldn't have been to otherwise.
If it gets people out and walking about instead of sitting on their sofa I'm all for it.
R8Steve said:
That's just what normal sociable people did long before the lure of catching a computer game character came along though.
If it gets more people out and about fair play to it, it's a shame they will just revert to type when this latest craze inevitably fizzles out.
You say that, but is it really? If it gets more people out and about fair play to it, it's a shame they will just revert to type when this latest craze inevitably fizzles out.
I'm not sure how old you are, but I don't know a massive amount of 12 to 35 year olds that go out for long walks to admire the views. The older generation for sure, but going for long scenic walks are usually reserved for holidays or taking the dog out. For most people, walking is a means to an end.
What's happening now is that a large chunk of the 12 to 35 years olds are getting off the sofa and exploring their local area; opting to walk around and visit different parts of town in pursuit of virtual characters. This has the side benefit of getting people active and interested in the outdoors/landmarks.
Parents have been b
hing for ages about children being glued to the Xbox/Playstation and not getting any exercise; suddenly theere is a halfway house that suits both parties.KimJongHealthy said:
Can't wait for majority of the pokemon to start appearing near local Argos or Walmart during a sale as devs have to make money somehow.
If the product is free - you are the product.
The game is designed so that unless you have hours to spend every day walking around to collect pokeballs, you will feel inclined to buy some (100 for £4). That's how they make their money, same as any other free to play mobile game.If the product is free - you are the product.
zeDuffMan said:
The game is designed so that unless you have hours to spend every day walking around to collect pokeballs, you will feel inclined to buy some (100 for £4). That's how they make their money, same as any other free to play mobile game.
Yep, also isn't Pokemon a levelling game? Want to beat Dereck from accounts? Well he's level 80 and you;re 76. You can either spend hours and hours grinding to L80, or pony up some money and buy it. That's what happens in the other popular things as far as I understand it.I've not even played Pokemon Go (doubt it'll ever come out on blackberry) - so forgive me if I have the details wrong =)
It is a levelling game, you can buy pokeballs to catch Pokemon but you will always need to visit the pokestops to get the other items/eggs to hatch so you can't just spend spend spend.
Pokestops are EVERYWHERE. I live in a quite rural area and there's 3 within a mile of me, there's 13 on my way to work (I stopped this morning at them all) and they're all in quite interesting places and things I would never have looked twice at.
A couple are at a local cemetery and are large memorials, pretty cool thing to go and see.
Pokestops are EVERYWHERE. I live in a quite rural area and there's 3 within a mile of me, there's 13 on my way to work (I stopped this morning at them all) and they're all in quite interesting places and things I would never have looked twice at.
A couple are at a local cemetery and are large memorials, pretty cool thing to go and see.
Butter Face said:
R8Steve said:
Butter Face said:
The world is a wonderful place
It is indeed, quite why someone would want to walk about it with a phone constantly stuck to their face is beyond me though.You hardly walk around with a phone 'stuck to your face'
You walk around and your phone will give you a little buzz, have a look, catch if you want, carry on walking.
It's great and if you've got kids and want them to be more active it's superb.
) and then again when we sat down for a beer. We have always had the phone to face phenomenon in the city, this just seems to have increased it tenfold. We are already getting reports of people getting themselves into bother while playing it. I'm a games player and spend hours sitting in a dark room playing games with the only social interaction I get if I'm playing online and speaking to my online friends but I accept it for what it is. Please let's not justify this craze by saying it gets people out and socialising, accept it for what it is, a fun way to kill time for some people, not what a marketing persons idea of it would be with people walking, talking and laughing as they try to catch pokemons, the reality isn't like that for 90% of players from what I've seen.
Butter Face said:
A couple are at a local cemetery and are large memorials, pretty cool thing to go and see.
Dunno about the UK but there's been some complaining from people responsible for cemeteries and memorials in the US who aren't particularly happy about being used as such locations.http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/12/technology/pokemon...
I don't get Pokemon, don't like it, not my cup of tea. My b-in-law visited at the weekend, so I let my lad try it as my nephew and b-in-law are obsessed with it. We walked less than a mile in 45 minutes so hardly strenuous exercise, but on the social aspect we spoke to about ten people who we would normally have just walked past, "What team are you on?" "Have you seen the seal?"
My son had my phone so I've no idea what was going on, the dog wasn't impressed because it was more of an amble than a walk, but people are interacting in public in a way they wouldn't have previously. It's probably only a short term thing, but let them play I say. They're not hurting me...
My son had my phone so I've no idea what was going on, the dog wasn't impressed because it was more of an amble than a walk, but people are interacting in public in a way they wouldn't have previously. It's probably only a short term thing, but let them play I say. They're not hurting me...
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