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Apparently many hospitals have also requested Pokestops in them to be removed, making the game unplayable for sick kids in their beds. https://redd.it/4vykt7 h

Apparently many hospitals have also requested Pokestops in them to be removed, making the game unplayable for sick kids in their beds. https://redd.it/4vykt7 https://redd.it/4vykt7

ars 10y ago
Don't you anyway have to walk to play it? And walk rather long distances.
- sotojuan 10y ago
  So if you are in the same place as a Pokestop you can drop an item called a "lure module" that attracts Pokemon to it for 30 mins—if you're a sick kid in a hospital with a lure in it, you get Pokemon to catch every few minutes. Better than nothing and there's some heartwarming stories about it.
- cgriswald 10y ago
  Some sick children are better off if they're walking about during the day. Anecdotal, to be sure, but from what I've heard, Pokémon Go has been largely positive for sick children. Hospital administrations seem concerned with people effectively trespassing in non-public parts of hospitals.
Thlom 10y ago
In my home town people have put out lures on pokestops around the local hospital for the hospitalised kids.
6stringmerc 10y ago
While I think sick kids should be allowed entertainment (I know how much it helped me, books, games, etc), the nature of Pokemon Go is sort of like bemoaning that a kid's wing doesn't have a basketball court either. Basically while I'm kidding I don't think it's a good thing to get their hopes up about playing when they're undergoing treatment. If it gets worked so they can, all the better (like a small outing for those able?), just kind of spit balling.
- cableshaft 10y ago
  My girlfriend has been mostly stuck in bed as she waits for a broken leg to heal. Hasn't stopped her from playing the hell out of Pokemon Go. Granted some of it is me driving her around town, but she still plays it a lot in bed with incense items to draw Pokemon in. Also when we went on vacation two weeks ago she had a great time at night since there was two pokestops within range from our bed. We just added lures and it was quite fun. A gym was just a little ways down the hall, too, so I walked her phone down the hall to get her into the gym (my Pokemon were too low-powered still). This article about people wanting and doing their best to play the game while having physical disabilities seems pertinent: http://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-is-depressing-for-fans-with-physical-disabil-1783603654 http://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-is-depressing-for-fans-with-phy... I say let hospitalized kids have as much fun with it as they can. If it's not good enough from their bed, then let them decide to play something else, but don't decide for them.
  - 6stringmerc 10y ago
    Fair points and all, but my experiences are a lot different than a broken leg - usually involving IVs, lots of pain, and needing to get rest to recover from / for PT. In honesty I don't know how the game mechanics work because I'm completely disinterested in joining in, preferring to spend my time in creative endeavors and/or getting into/out of trouble. Different strokes 'n all, hope your girlfriend's recovery goes well and good on you for chipping in on the entertainment & emotional support front for real!
- PhasmaFelis 10y ago
  How is allowing free entertainment to exist in the building "getting their hopes up"?
douche 10y ago
They've been doing the same thing around here with churches that happen to have daycares running out of them. Too many complaints of strange people showing up in the parking lot or wandering over from nearby parks...
gohrt 10y ago
This is why it is bad to rely on a private corporation to define where you can play a game. Checkers does not rely on OTA DLC to activate my house as location where I can make a capture.

Apparently many hospitals have also requested Pokestops in them to be removed, making the game unplayable for sick kids in their beds. https://redd.it/4vykt7 https://redd.it/4vykt7

ars 10y ago

Don't you anyway have to walk to play it? And walk rather long distances.

sotojuan 10y ago
So if you are in the same place as a Pokestop you can drop an item called a "lure module" that attracts Pokemon to it for 30 mins—if you're a sick kid in a hospital with a lure in it, you get Pokemon to catch every few minutes. Better than nothing and there's some heartwarming stories about it.
cgriswald 10y ago
Some sick children are better off if they're walking about during the day. Anecdotal, to be sure, but from what I've heard, Pokémon Go has been largely positive for sick children. Hospital administrations seem concerned with people effectively trespassing in non-public parts of hospitals.

Thlom 10y ago

In my home town people have put out lures on pokestops around the local hospital for the hospitalised kids.

6stringmerc 10y ago

While I think sick kids should be allowed entertainment (I know how much it helped me, books, games, etc), the nature of Pokemon Go is sort of like bemoaning that a kid's wing doesn't have a basketball court either. Basically while I'm kidding I don't think it's a good thing to get their hopes up about playing when they're undergoing treatment. If it gets worked so they can, all the better (like a small outing for those able?), just kind of spit balling.

cableshaft 10y ago
My girlfriend has been mostly stuck in bed as she waits for a broken leg to heal. Hasn't stopped her from playing the hell out of Pokemon Go. Granted some of it is me driving her around town, but she still plays it a lot in bed with incense items to draw Pokemon in. Also when we went on vacation two weeks ago she had a great time at night since there was two pokestops within range from our bed. We just added lures and it was quite fun. A gym was just a little ways down the hall, too, so I walked her phone down the hall to get her into the gym (my Pokemon were too low-powered still). This article about people wanting and doing their best to play the game while having physical disabilities seems pertinent: http://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-is-depressing-for-fans-with-physical-disabil-1783603654 http://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-is-depressing-for-fans-with-phy... I say let hospitalized kids have as much fun with it as they can. If it's not good enough from their bed, then let them decide to play something else, but don't decide for them.
- 6stringmerc 10y ago
  Fair points and all, but my experiences are a lot different than a broken leg - usually involving IVs, lots of pain, and needing to get rest to recover from / for PT. In honesty I don't know how the game mechanics work because I'm completely disinterested in joining in, preferring to spend my time in creative endeavors and/or getting into/out of trouble. Different strokes 'n all, hope your girlfriend's recovery goes well and good on you for chipping in on the entertainment & emotional support front for real!
PhasmaFelis 10y ago
How is allowing free entertainment to exist in the building "getting their hopes up"?

douche 10y ago

They've been doing the same thing around here with churches that happen to have daycares running out of them. Too many complaints of strange people showing up in the parking lot or wandering over from nearby parks...

gohrt 10y ago

This is why it is bad to rely on a private corporation to define where you can play a game. Checkers does not rely on OTA DLC to activate my house as location where I can make a capture.