Pretty much sum's up the whole world now day's those with common sense have to watch out for even more without it. Well put Boc61.
Mick.
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Is Pokémon Go Boosting the World's Economy.
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Mick.
ROFLMAOI imagine it will boost the economy worldwide!
Here in the States I expect:....
touché
Hi everybody.
Again with every respect to those who have posted on this thread criticising or deriding the Pokemon Go application, I feel I have to point out that this application has brought exercise, laughter and wonderful enjoyment to multi millions around the world with those numbers still growing as the app is released in more and more countries.
Detractors of any given situation can always point to individual instances of people having accidents or acting ridiculously while using this app Just as can be found when people are taking part in any other outdoor activity. However, individual stories in regard to beneficial side of this app are also easily found.
On a BBC Breakfast news program here in the UK yesterday (21st June) There was a wonderful report in regard of two autistic children. The children's parents had suffered several years of those children wishing to be constantly indoors and not wanting to interact with other children in any way.
When Pokemon Go was released in Britain last week the children's mother downloaded the application to her phone and the parents took the children out into a local park and started teaching them how to use the app. Within minutes the kids had mastered the art of catching the little gizmos and the app had to be downloaded to the father's phone so the children could have one app each.
Racing each other around the park catching said pokemon brought laughter and enjoyment to the two children at a level never before seen by the parents. Even better was to follow when the two children started to interact with other kids in the park also trying to capture the little gizmos. The mother advised on the news program that within a few days of having the app, It is like having two entirely different children in the house, as they are now wishing to go out and constantly interacting with other children while they are out there. I hope all forum members will agree the foregoing is a wonderful situation brought about by an application that cost nothing at all to download.
It can always be cited that there is good and bad in any situation or activity. However, in my humble opinion when it comes to Pokemon Go the good far outweighs the bad. People in their millions across all age ranges are out there taking exercise, enjoying themselves and as whenever people are outdoors they are spending. In the foregoing, even those who do not wish to take part in that activity or even engage in any way with those that do, benefit from the expenditure of those that are engaged with the app especially on another day of terrible economic news here in Europe (22nd June).
Pokemon Go may have also entirely reshaped forward thinking in regard to internet gaming as developers realize the huge financial income that can be brought about through this new truly mobile division in application development by way of a simple link to a phones GPS and camera.
Watch out for what is to follow Pokemon Go.
Bill
Again with every respect to those who have posted on this thread criticising or deriding the Pokemon Go application, I feel I have to point out that this application has brought exercise, laughter and wonderful enjoyment to multi millions around the world with those numbers still growing as the app is released in more and more countries.
Detractors of any given situation can always point to individual instances of people having accidents or acting ridiculously while using this app Just as can be found when people are taking part in any other outdoor activity. However, individual stories in regard to beneficial side of this app are also easily found.
On a BBC Breakfast news program here in the UK yesterday (21st June) There was a wonderful report in regard of two autistic children. The children's parents had suffered several years of those children wishing to be constantly indoors and not wanting to interact with other children in any way.
When Pokemon Go was released in Britain last week the children's mother downloaded the application to her phone and the parents took the children out into a local park and started teaching them how to use the app. Within minutes the kids had mastered the art of catching the little gizmos and the app had to be downloaded to the father's phone so the children could have one app each.
Racing each other around the park catching said pokemon brought laughter and enjoyment to the two children at a level never before seen by the parents. Even better was to follow when the two children started to interact with other kids in the park also trying to capture the little gizmos. The mother advised on the news program that within a few days of having the app, It is like having two entirely different children in the house, as they are now wishing to go out and constantly interacting with other children while they are out there. I hope all forum members will agree the foregoing is a wonderful situation brought about by an application that cost nothing at all to download.
It can always be cited that there is good and bad in any situation or activity. However, in my humble opinion when it comes to Pokemon Go the good far outweighs the bad. People in their millions across all age ranges are out there taking exercise, enjoying themselves and as whenever people are outdoors they are spending. In the foregoing, even those who do not wish to take part in that activity or even engage in any way with those that do, benefit from the expenditure of those that are engaged with the app especially on another day of terrible economic news here in Europe (22nd June).
Pokemon Go may have also entirely reshaped forward thinking in regard to internet gaming as developers realize the huge financial income that can be brought about through this new truly mobile division in application development by way of a simple link to a phones GPS and camera.
Watch out for what is to follow Pokemon Go.
Bill
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Ktrain I'm sure there were plenty of people were saying Pokemon was a fad in the 1990s as well.
But they were not trespassing on private property, causing road accidents, walking in front of vehicles and falling off cliffs, or as the OP stated falling into rose bushes.
Hi again everybody.
clam1952, yes the app has some risk attached as any physical activity has. However, that risk is far outweighed by something else on this occasion very beneficial, its called ENJOYMENT which multi millions are taking part in including me.
Bill
But they were not trespassing on private property, causing road accidents, walking in front of vehicles and falling off cliffs, or as the OP stated falling into rose bushes.
clam1952, yes the app has some risk attached as any physical activity has. However, that risk is far outweighed by something else on this occasion very beneficial, its called ENJOYMENT which multi millions are taking part in including me.
Bill
I've noticed a lot of people breaking into our backyard because there is a "Drowsy" or something in there, it's a terrible game in my opinion.
A lot of people, strange as that gizmo does no stay in the same place for more than a couple of minutes often only seconds.
Bill
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Hi clam
Its not about being "glued to a smart phone". Its all about being out doors, interacting with others and getting exercise. The phone is only a tool in that activity. When there are a group of you the comments and jokes by one and another is what makes the whole thing so enjoyable.
It is I find more of a sport rather than a computer game.
Edit, if I can put it this way, at a premier league football match it is the jokes and comments of the people around you along with the singing and Chanting by the whole crowd that makes the whole thing so wonderful. The football is just the base of that, and so it is with Pokemon Go. The phone is just part of the action. Hope the forgoing makes it clearer to those who have not played.
Bill
Sales of mobile phone jammers should pick up then.
People must live very sad existences then if they can't have enjoyment without being glued to a smart phone....
Reminds me of some of these SciFi films where people get brainwashed by technology.
Its not about being "glued to a smart phone". Its all about being out doors, interacting with others and getting exercise. The phone is only a tool in that activity. When there are a group of you the comments and jokes by one and another is what makes the whole thing so enjoyable.
It is I find more of a sport rather than a computer game.
Edit, if I can put it this way, at a premier league football match it is the jokes and comments of the people around you along with the singing and Chanting by the whole crowd that makes the whole thing so wonderful. The football is just the base of that, and so it is with Pokemon Go. The phone is just part of the action. Hope the forgoing makes it clearer to those who have not played.
Bill
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shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
I've been following this with interest. Personally, I don't have any issues with it (although I don't actually play the game) I do see concerning reports of people trespassing on railway lines and going into places like a hospital's A+E department looking for Pokemon. I'd say this is partly down to the way the game is designed though.
Shane
Shane
Its all about being out doors, interacting with others and getting exercise.
We were doing that 50 years ago when I was a kid. I'm sure you did too. Back then we used baseballs or footballs or bicycles, played tag, hide and seek or cops and robbers. I agree it is a good thing that people, not just kids are getting out and getting exercise and actual human contact that they may not ordinarily get. It's just a bit sad that it takes something like this to get them to do it.
Hi again Shane and everybody
Shane it is possible for the little critters to land on a railway line but in that situation it is up to the "common sense" of those pursuing it not to go onto the line. However, as in all things (especially when multi millions are carrying out the same activity) you will always get the "stupid" as happened on the East Coast Mainline with train spotters and the Flying Scotsman.
However, as for people entering A+E departments in hospitals, I am treating those reports with a great deal of scepticism. The location of the gizmos is determined by the accuracy of the GPS which these days is normally within a ten to fifteen meters of where it is supposed to be as far as I am aware. Therefore the gizmos should not appear in such locations as Nintendo, Apple or Google control that I believe.
Lets not forget that many businesses are paying the above organisations to have the Pokemon located in their premises as that brings in people and with them trade. So, their has to be control by Google and co
Bill
I've been following this with interest. Personally, I don't have any issues with it (although I don't actually play the game) I do see concerning reports of people trespassing on railway lines and going into places like a hospital's A+E department looking for Pokemon. I'd say this is partly down to the way the game is designed though.
Shane
Shane it is possible for the little critters to land on a railway line but in that situation it is up to the "common sense" of those pursuing it not to go onto the line. However, as in all things (especially when multi millions are carrying out the same activity) you will always get the "stupid" as happened on the East Coast Mainline with train spotters and the Flying Scotsman.
However, as for people entering A+E departments in hospitals, I am treating those reports with a great deal of scepticism. The location of the gizmos is determined by the accuracy of the GPS which these days is normally within a ten to fifteen meters of where it is supposed to be as far as I am aware. Therefore the gizmos should not appear in such locations as Nintendo, Apple or Google control that I believe.
Lets not forget that many businesses are paying the above organisations to have the Pokemon located in their premises as that brings in people and with them trade. So, their has to be control by Google and co
Bill
nathanmallard
Well-known member
I cannot understand people deriding this app either- surely anything that gets kids off their bottoms and out of doors is a good thing?
Hi boc61
I could not agree with your above comments more boc61. Like you state in the 1940s-50s when I was a kid you had to go out and make our own fun with your mates as their was nothing else. However, it was at first television and then computers that brought us all indoors both young and us not so young.
Therefore it is fitting that it is computers by way of smart phones that is once more bringing people out and about and interacting. As life long Manchester United fans the wife and me have always loved going to the fixtures and being their with the seventy thousand crowd around us and joining in the singing, chanting and being part of the jokes and comments that fly around. I believe it is that which has kept us both young in spirit beyond our long years
Lets us hope that the new Pokemon Go followers find similar to the above in that activity, if so the world will be a far better place.
Bill
,
We were doing that 50 years ago when I was a kid. I'm sure you did too. Back then we used baseballs or footballs or bicycles, played tag, hide and seek or cops and robbers. I agree it is a good thing that people, not just kids are getting out and getting exercise and actual human contact that they may not ordinarily get. It's just a bit sad that it takes something like this to get them to do it.
I could not agree with your above comments more boc61. Like you state in the 1940s-50s when I was a kid you had to go out and make our own fun with your mates as their was nothing else. However, it was at first television and then computers that brought us all indoors both young and us not so young.
Therefore it is fitting that it is computers by way of smart phones that is once more bringing people out and about and interacting. As life long Manchester United fans the wife and me have always loved going to the fixtures and being their with the seventy thousand crowd around us and joining in the singing, chanting and being part of the jokes and comments that fly around. I believe it is that which has kept us both young in spirit beyond our long years
Lets us hope that the new Pokemon Go followers find similar to the above in that activity, if so the world will be a far better place.
Bill
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I cannot understand people deriding this app either- surely anything that gets kids off their bottoms and out of doors is a good thing?
I think in some cases, at least for me it's more the total obsessive, all or nothing hold it has taken on a lot of people. It does have it's dangers, and while they may be few in the grand scheme of things they are there. Safety issues, privacy and data security issues, personal space issues, I know I wouldn't want a bunch of people trampling all over my property looking for these things or being found in inappropriate places such as churches and museums. What about financial concerns? Is there any monetization yet in the game, can you buy things to aid you in reaching new levels or whatever? If not, I would think there will soon be.
we all have things we use and do for fun and entertainment and no one's is any better than someone else's. but ANYTHING, when brought to the point of obsession can be dangerous.
I think this sums it up nicely? http://uk.pcmag.com/console-games-products/83120/opinion/pokemon-go-is-nothing-but-mass-hysteria
shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
Thankyou for your response Bill. I agree that common sense is the key although as it seems to appeal to a younger audience as well there will always be some.
As for the A+E side, I agree they should not appear in such locations although according to the report I read the hospital had been labelled as a 'Pokegym' (or something similar).
I did also read reports of Pokemon appearing in other places where they shouldn't, as well as people going into other peoples back yards at night looking for Pokemon.
Shane
As for the A+E side, I agree they should not appear in such locations although according to the report I read the hospital had been labelled as a 'Pokegym' (or something similar).
I did also read reports of Pokemon appearing in other places where they shouldn't, as well as people going into other peoples back yards at night looking for Pokemon.
Shane
LNERlover5
Average Grad
Eh, the game's cute enough. I might open the app if I go out for a wander but the novelty has worn off personally. Still it's just a game and if people are actively going out and covering kilometres just to get things done then more power to them for all I'm concerned, what they do is not my business. Location of pokestops and pokemon spawn rates should be a little more carefully controlled however.
I do enjoy reading about "how it was in the old days". I'm 20, so on the tail end of my immediate youth, however I've grown up with smartphones, computers and the like, and wouldn't wish for anything different in all honesty, I don't envy "How it was" and I doubt many my age do either.
Jack
I do enjoy reading about "how it was in the old days". I'm 20, so on the tail end of my immediate youth, however I've grown up with smartphones, computers and the like, and wouldn't wish for anything different in all honesty, I don't envy "How it was" and I doubt many my age do either.
Jack
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Hi again clam1952
I would believe that the journalist that wrote the above link has probably never known how to enyoy his/herself thoroughly in all of that life. Why is it that everything has to be up for analysis when it is a voluntry and social activity.
In a workplace practices should and have to be up for safety assessment as workers have to engage in all the employers practices to keep their jobs and ern a living. However, freedom of action outside of the workplace where it does not endanger or inconvenience others should be free of scrutiny and be at the behest of those partaking in activitys to assess the risks.
With all the gloom in the world at present I feel that the huge pokemon activity is nothing more than people wishing to forget the problems and enjoy themselves along with others and needs no other assessment than that.
Where pokemon players do endanger or incovenience others then the weight of the law should be brought against them as it would in any other situation. Other than the forgoing, let them all enjoy themselves, socialize and benifit from the exelent exercise that the app provides.
Bill
I think this sums it up nicely? http://uk.pcmag.com/console-games-products/83120/opinion/pokemon-go-is-nothing-but-mass-hysteria
I would believe that the journalist that wrote the above link has probably never known how to enyoy his/herself thoroughly in all of that life. Why is it that everything has to be up for analysis when it is a voluntry and social activity.
In a workplace practices should and have to be up for safety assessment as workers have to engage in all the employers practices to keep their jobs and ern a living. However, freedom of action outside of the workplace where it does not endanger or inconvenience others should be free of scrutiny and be at the behest of those partaking in activitys to assess the risks.
With all the gloom in the world at present I feel that the huge pokemon activity is nothing more than people wishing to forget the problems and enjoy themselves along with others and needs no other assessment than that.
Where pokemon players do endanger or incovenience others then the weight of the law should be brought against them as it would in any other situation. Other than the forgoing, let them all enjoy themselves, socialize and benifit from the exelent exercise that the app provides.
Bill
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Eh, the game's cute enough. I might open the app if I go out for a wander but the novelty has worn off personally. Still it's just a game and if people are actively going out and covering kilometres just to get things done then more power to them for all I'm concerned, what they do is not my business. Location of pokestops and pokemon spawn rates should be a little more carefully controlled however.
I do enjoy reading about "how it was in the old days". I'm 20, so on the tail end of my immediate youth, however I've grown up with smartphones, computers and the like, and wouldn't wish for anything different in all honesty, I don't envy "How it was" and I doubt many my age do either.
Jack
It would be interesting to hear what your generation will reminisce about in 30 or 40 years as being "The Good Old Days", and what new fangled things will amuse, bemuse and befuddle you.
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