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The facebook feedback of Pokemon Go has been astonishingly the joy people have of seeing people leave their homes to play games. People meeting new people with
by carlmcqueen 10y ago
The facebook feedback of Pokemon Go has been astonishingly the joy people have of seeing people leave their homes to play games. People meeting new people with similar interests and people having interest in Pokemon that would never have thought to have it.
This article's fear of 'no value' is short sighted for a game that just came out, it could easily be the catalyst that gets people to go out of their home and make economy again. I've already seen pokemon go lemonade stands.
- ewzimm 10y agoThis is exactly what I was thinking as I read the article. Pokemon Go is one of the worst possible examples for this problem. It could even be the app that takes AR mainstream; not just the AR view but the concept of using your local neighborhood as an app-enhanced playground. We've had things like Foursquare already, but it never inspired the same kind of joy of discovery as Pokemon Go. If businesses are smart, they'll capitalize on the trend and make more apps that encourage people to go play outside. That makes people thirsty and hungry for local refreshments and might even inspire conversations about opportunities around town which they might not otherwise have explored.
- anigbrowl 10y agoThe writer acknowledges the value of entertainment that the game provides, but you're not really refuting his larger point about wealth transfer.