Surprisingly I haven't seen much written about Pokemon Go on Steemit! But as a Pokemon Fan, I decided to pick it up.
It's quite fun, You walk around and you see a Pokemon and you can catch it, The app uses your location and leaves certain Pokemon in your area, Like if you go near a lake you will run into water Pokemon. And the selection seems to change at night, Although I'm not 100% sure on that one!
Today I woke up, And was excited to play, I spent a lot of the night walking around my neighborhood catching these random Pokemon. I woke up around 9:00 and decided to go to the park and see if I could catch more,
I wasn't alone. I noticed two guys, Who looked like your stereotypical gamer guys sitting in the grass with their phone out.
Whats new? Everyone always has their phone out!?
After catching a couple Pokemon at the park, I started to walk back home. I walked passed the two men, They looked in their twenties, They were both very overweight. When I walked by they were talking about Pokemon!!! So they were playing the same game I was,
I don't live in any massive city, I live in Salt Lake city in one of the smaller areas, So to see two other people playing Pokemon seemed unreal! They were also gamers.
I am wondering if Pokemon will help people lose weight, Because in order to catch these Pokemon you have to walk around, They are in random areas. The more diverse you go, The more Pokemon you can capture! Maybe this is a
"Phase" like everything else. But maybe they are onto something.
If you decide to play, The app has a lot of bugs it seems like, I mean It was only released yesterday, I feel like with some work this app will change a lot! I probably wouldn't of even went for that walk, If I didn't have that Pokemon game to play. Although I could see more people being hospitalized for getting injured because they refuse to put away their phones!
I actually found a Pokemon in someones yard, does this mean people will also get in trouble for being in areas they shouldn't be?!
I'm so excited about the future of gaming with VR and other newer technology I feel like we can create the world we want to be in, Although I feel like it may also cause us to lose sight in what is really important in the world.
Have you tried Pokemon go? Do you plan on it?