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    • RamblingBipedR
      RamblingBiped
      last edited by RamblingBiped

      I play and I think it is probably one of the greatest games created in recent history. Not because of the gameplay, but the enthusiasm and impact that it is making on the health of the players. Over the past few days I've seen a lot of people out and about walking through parks and the roads I regularly run, that very obviously don't live an active lifestyle. If the enthusiasm for the game sticks I think it has the potential to vastly improve the quality of life for a large portion of the population.

      Also, it helped turn my normal 4 mile run into a more entertaining 7 miles. I'm all for breaking up the monotony of long runs.

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch @RamblingBiped
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        @RamblingBiped said in Who here plays Pokemon Go?:

        I play and I think it is probably one of the greatest games created in recent history. Not because of the gameplay, but the enthusiasm and impact that it is making on the health of the players. Over the past few days I've seen a lot of people out and about walking through parks and the roads I regularly run, that very obviously don't live an active lifestyle. If the enthusiasm for the game sticks I think it has the potential to vastly improve the quality of life for a large portion of the population.

        Also, it helped turn my normal 4 mile run into a more entertaining 7 miles. I'm all for breaking up the monotony of long runs.

        That is how I felt about Ingress. And it is the reason, I may delve back into things with this game, but have not yet.

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        • IRJI
          IRJ
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          Thanks for the meme idea. 104 shares and counting....!
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          • DustinB3403D
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            Cross link for the above post.

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            • s.hacklemanS
              s.hackleman
              last edited by s.hackleman

              I am having a blast. There were 50 people in a local park all running around talking with each other and interacting. Smaller kids were playing, parents were catching pokemon. I overheard one guy say "I have brought my daughter up here to play every night." I have never seen this on a Monday Night in my life.

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              • tonyshowoffT
                tonyshowoff @s.hackleman
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                @s.hackleman said in Who here plays Pokemon Go?:

                I am having a blast. There were 50 people in a local park all running around talking with each other and interacting. Smaller kids were playing, parents were catching pokemon. I overheard one guy say "I have brought my daughter up here to play every night" I have never seen this on a Monday Night in my life.

                Not since I was young do I recall people not staying indoors during the evenings on week nights. I think it's pretty cool it's getting people out there.

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                • mlnewsM
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                  Popped up on 9gag this morning...

                  http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aPWBz9q_460s_v2.jpg

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                  • mlnewsM
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                    http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/ae6bz9W_460s_v2.jpg

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                    • coliverC
                      coliver @mlnews
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                      @mlnews said in Who here plays Pokemon Go?:

                      http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/ae6bz9W_460s_v2.jpg

                      It's really cool. I was watching kids in my town riding their bikes up and down the street last night with a phone in their hand. When they saw a Pokemon they would stop and catch it. Unfortunately we live on a pretty busy street so I hope they are paying attention enough.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
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                        Took like one hour before my nephew got into a screaming fight with his mom because he is now refusing to look before crossing streets. Even when told to look he will just ignore people and stare at the phone while crossing.

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                        • IRJI
                          IRJ
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                          767 shares now

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @IRJ
                            last edited by

                            @IRJ said in Who here plays Pokemon Go?:

                            767 shares now

                            Of Nintendo?

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                              TAHIN @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in Who here plays Pokemon Go?:

                              Took like one hour before my nephew got into a screaming fight with his mom because he is now refusing to look before crossing streets. Even when told to look he will just ignore people and stare at the phone while crossing.

                              Exactly this, and other health issues caused by constantly looking down at your phone. All it takes is an unaware kid trying to catch a pokemon while crossing the street in front of an unaware adult driving arouond looking for a pokemon. We've already seen the positive benefits of this app, but we shouldn't overlook the risks. Surrendering your peripheral vision has serious consequences.

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                              • Son of Jor-ElS
                                Son of Jor-El
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                                I don't play, but I'm not opposed to it. There is a CVS on the way home that has become some kind of meeting place for it. Groups of kids converge...I think that's nice. They aren't hurting anyone and maybe...just maybe...gain a friend. Just watch where you're walking.

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                                • Son of Jor-ElS
                                  Son of Jor-El
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                                  As far as the security issue. Create a Google account that you don't really use for anything. No one said you can only have 1 gmail account. 🙂

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                                  • nadnerBN
                                    nadnerB @Son of Jor-El
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                                    @Son-of-Jor-El said in Who here plays Pokemon Go?:

                                    As far as the security issue. Create a Google account that you don't really use for anything. No one said you can only have 1 gmail account. 🙂

                                    Definitely something that I considered but decided against as I wasn't that interested in the game

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                                    • Son of Jor-ElS
                                      Son of Jor-El @nadnerB
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                                      @nadnerB I've never played. I live in a really nice town with a ton of friendly people so watching the kids converge and have fun is cool. At first I didn't know what the hell was going on. I thought it was a field trip or something LOL

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                                        TAHIN
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                                        The developer just released an update to reign in the Google apps permission set.
                                        http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/12/12162868/pokemon-go-iphone-google-account-privacy-update

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @TAHIN
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                                          @TAHIN said in Who here plays Pokemon Go?:

                                          The developer just released an update to reign in the Google apps permission set.
                                          http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/12/12162868/pokemon-go-iphone-google-account-privacy-update

                                          That was yesterday 🙂

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                                          • JaredBuschJ
                                            JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in Who here plays Pokemon Go?:

                                            @TAHIN said in Who here plays Pokemon Go?:

                                            The developer just released an update to reign in the Google apps permission set.
                                            http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/12/12162868/pokemon-go-iphone-google-account-privacy-update

                                            That was yesterday 🙂

                                            No, it was discussed yesterday, the 12th. The app was updated today, the 13th.

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