Pokemon Go

[AllegroCrab]

It's a disease.

Pokemon Go? This needs to Pokemon Stop!

[joz]

Why?  People are getting out of the house, there are swarms of people in public people in public parks till late in the night.  I would never consider going to Broadwater Parklands after 8 till Pokemon, now it's crowded till midnight and it's full of families and groups of friends having fun together.  Despite people mostly looking at their phones, they're talking to total strangers.  Granted it's a over the top at the moment, but clearly it's a good thing 

Also for those that do play, watch this on the off chance you haven't seen it yet

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

this is only a matter of time though - and these are adults \ teens... how easily do you think kids are going to fall for this?

 

Pokemon Go Abduction (Social Experiment)

Pokemon Go Abduction (Social Experiment)

Posted by Joey Salads on Thursday, 21 July 2016

 

[Theme Park Girl]

That experiment does indicate a great point... that not enough parents are educating their kids about stranger danger, no matter what the circumstances are. 

[AllegroCrab]

16 hours ago, joz said:

Why? 

I was exaggerating a bit, but I don't understand the hundreds of people collecting in a park in the middle of the night just to catch pokemon. Granted pokemon players loitering in the park provide a better atmosphere than groups of drunk teenagers loitering.

Mobile games have just always been a thing that I do when I don't have anything else to do, like when I'm on a train or waiting in line. I find the hype really strange, but perhaps I'm just old fashioned and becoming a grumpy old man too early.