Pokemon GO is the latest game popular Japanese “pocket monsters”. It seems that the Prime Minister should interest only fans, but it’s not true. New fun can in many ways to change the lives of many of us.
what are Pokemon and what’s in the Pokemon GO
Pokemon is a brand with more than 20 years of tradition. In her world, people hunt loveable monsters, closing them in special balls, train and set to fight in tournaments. New game allows you to become a Pokemon trainer and look for them, but in the digital world, on real streets, squares and buildings . How does it work?
"In the night I decided to go for a walk and a cigarette. When I noticed an absurd amount of people, groups and singles, walking in circles around the block. I turned on the Pokemon him and discovered that they prey on objects in the game. Some guy showed on my phone and said, "hey, man, it's amazing" . I joined, I broke a few Friday with random people and do not know when, walked three miles on foot. "
Pokemon GO is installed on your phone, then game uses the GPS module and determines the position of the player . Walking around the city we have a chance to meet with one of the Pokemon when it happens, the phone informs us (you can buy a bracelet that will notify us), and we can try to find and catch. Creature we see on the screen, imposed on the camera image of our phone and we hit it białoczerwoną characteristic ball.
What’s so revolutionary? Mainly that the game encourages us and is, as shown by the first experience, very effectively to leave the house and visit. How? First, the move increases the chance of finding new Pokemon. Second, in the real world are marked by special points, visiting which allows us to gain needed to play additions and raw materials. The spots called PokeStops are located generally at the real statues, monuments, churches and other interesting locations.
"I spent two hours walking with his son about the area. Some PokeStopów never before noticed. It's great."
Sometimes the game can also find special eggs with Pokémon. To hatched one creature, we need to “go out”. The game tells us, for example, beat five kilometers and measures them through GPS’s attention.
The ultimate challenge is fighting. In the game there are three factions and many arenas, or Poke Gymów. Each group has to take as many as possible. We do it, leaving them we found and trained before Pokemon. Of course, in the context of one faction can we support, strengthening the defenses by adding more creatures.
" We went with his brother six miles. We found five storage of objects and three arenas. I did not even noticed as we passed. "
The idea of this type of game field has been tested on the occasion of Ingress Android. It is estimated that in this connection the production of about seven million people worldwide. GO is responsible for Pokemon Niantic Labs, the same company that created the Ingress. This time, however, thanks to the collaboration with Nintendo and the world-famous brand of the game can be a lot more popular.
" I caught a few Pidgeysów and Eevee, nothing special. I had to go home, when a girl asked "hey, can you play Pokemon gO? '" the rest of the evening, we can only guess.
According to the data similiar Web number of active users Pokemon GO in the United States begins to approach Twitter and already pierced the popular dating app Tinder.
Featured parts of the text above are obviously ‘comments, telling about the first experiences with Pokemon GO. You can see that already game makes people move, spend time with your loved ones in the fresh air and connects strangers on the street . It’s probably at odds with the vision of new technology destroying social ties and physical condition.
Pokemon threat to public order?
of course, Pokemon Go just took off, If the game is available in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the United States . Soon, however, the production will be active throughout the world and over time we expect fans circulating the Polish cities. Later they will be organized with us probably also mass events such as Ingressi even greater. In Sydney a few days after its launch was held Pokemon GO rally, which was attended by two thousand people.
Of course, every coin has two sides, and catching Pokemon can be dangerous. Shortly after the release of Pokemon GO on Twitter there is information about the Mexican teenager who catch pokemon, he fell from a bridge and died. Internet users quickly found that it is only a joke. It was the same with information about the accident on the highway in Massachusetts. Joke, however, was not the death of 48 year old Irishman, who on September 25 last year, was found dead in the water off the coast of Dublin.
Perhaps the tragedy would not have happened if the man does not care Ingress portal in the game at half past three in the morning on the pier. Staring at the phone she had fell into the water. Pokemon game more than Ingress, so the cases can be more. Washington Department of Transport has issued an official warning before the game in the Pokémon behind the wheel, and the Australian police reminds looking at the street before entering the lanes.
Australian keepers order also asked the players to not enter the police station in the city of Darwin just to catch often appearing there pokemon and get items to play. Players were severely disorganize the work of police officers . Similarly, in a hospital in Columbus, where fans in pursuit of Pokémon got to a place where not only allowed personnel.
on Twitter we could complain about a man who lives in an old church. Until now she has peace of mind, but Pokemon GO for his unusual home has placed PokeGym, which means that now people come to him to get new items to the game.
Strange players Pokemon GO
None of the players Pokemon Go yet fortunately did not die, but the network can be found cases such as this Mike Shultz from Long Island, who fell from the skateboard, I catch Pokemon and Kyrie Tompkins Maine, who playing, twisted her ankle.
in an unpleasant situation found a 19-year-old Wyoming USA. a walk by the river (trying to hit the “water pokemon”) the girl was drowned corpse. Police determined the exact cause of death of a man.
Much happier adventure was the player who found at villages in the region inhabited by the Amish lost a cow, so that she could go home.
in Missouri, in turn, bandits They performed robberies at gunpoint on the players . According to the authorities, they had to use the game to lure fans of Pokemon in a specific location, and then locate the application. The local police caught four thieves and secured their weapons.
One user shared a history, like looking at the night Pokemon, he began to talk about the game with two random African Americans. A passing patrol found two young black and white 40-year-old, talking at night on the street for suspicious. The officers decided to check whether this is not a minor drug trade. It ended up that the policeman also installed Pokemon Go on your phone.
Pokemon Go is also a chance increase traffic drones over cities. One user came up with the idea to bypass the “whole walking” and fastened his phone-enabled game on Droni. As a result, he could hunt for Pokemon much faster than the “competition.”
Pokemon GO – the start of something new?
Of course, one game, such as Pokemon GO will not change the world. On the other hand, the video game industry is rapidly catching new trends. If the new production and Nintendo Niantic Labs proves to be so successful, it seems that others will follow in their footsteps. This would mean that thousands more people will begin to circulate in the cities, looking for treasures, monsters, or acquiring land for its digital brotherhood.
the fact that we will be walking with a smartphone in hand and get points on a virtual account, rather than smell the flowers and listen to the birds, a sign of the times. We suspect, however, that such “playing in the streets” can give rise to many friendships and help millions of people get up from the couch and out of the house. In a world where more and more people away, every thing that unites them is at a premium.
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