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<blockquote data-quote="Nimnim" data-source="post: 2262841" data-attributes="member: 28856"><p>I'm not going to say games like this are the best thing ever or are guaranteed to fix problems people have with socializing, but I've seen groups of people actively going out and socializing, despite having their heads buried in the phone much of the time. Is it perfect, far from it, but it is in the right direction. This game is having people actually go out and visit places they might never have before and possibly interact with others based on a similar interest.</p><p></p><p>This weekend there's an event planned for a gathering because of this game in my downtown area at a park where over a thousand people have clicked the little thing saying they plan to go. If even half of them show up I can't fathom the idea that they won't socialize and possibly make new friends.</p><p></p><p>Then there's also the part where many of the locations that are destinations in the game are memorials, art fixtures, historic markers and the like. Show up because of a game, but the game does have delays in what you can do so you're still at the location waiting to do something in the game again so it's hard to imagine they won't look around and observe the location or communicate with others around them for a few minutes here and there.</p><p></p><p>I play Ingress which is where most of the locations for Pokémon Go come from and before playing that I never knew there was a park filled with war memorials just a few miles from me. I spent time reading all the plaques and learning something from it. Can't say everyone who visits locations like this because of Pokémon will do similar, but I'm sure some will and that's a good thing.</p><p></p><p>I will agree that there will be far too many people who play this who are oblivious to the world around them and either become a nuisance or get themselves or someone else hurt because of it. I don't believe that is because of the game, more that far too many people just don't know there's more things to life than a screen in front of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nimnim, post: 2262841, member: 28856"] I'm not going to say games like this are the best thing ever or are guaranteed to fix problems people have with socializing, but I've seen groups of people actively going out and socializing, despite having their heads buried in the phone much of the time. Is it perfect, far from it, but it is in the right direction. This game is having people actually go out and visit places they might never have before and possibly interact with others based on a similar interest. This weekend there's an event planned for a gathering because of this game in my downtown area at a park where over a thousand people have clicked the little thing saying they plan to go. If even half of them show up I can't fathom the idea that they won't socialize and possibly make new friends. Then there's also the part where many of the locations that are destinations in the game are memorials, art fixtures, historic markers and the like. Show up because of a game, but the game does have delays in what you can do so you're still at the location waiting to do something in the game again so it's hard to imagine they won't look around and observe the location or communicate with others around them for a few minutes here and there. I play Ingress which is where most of the locations for Pokémon Go come from and before playing that I never knew there was a park filled with war memorials just a few miles from me. I spent time reading all the plaques and learning something from it. Can't say everyone who visits locations like this because of Pokémon will do similar, but I'm sure some will and that's a good thing. I will agree that there will be far too many people who play this who are oblivious to the world around them and either become a nuisance or get themselves or someone else hurt because of it. I don't believe that is because of the game, more that far too many people just don't know there's more things to life than a screen in front of them. [/QUOTE]
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