Jesper de Jong wrote:
I think it's a hype that's going to largely disappear in a few months.
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Jesper de Jong wrote:
I think it's a hype that's going to largely disappear in a few months.
Maneesh Godbole wrote:
Jesper de Jong wrote:
I think it's a hype that's going to largely disappear in a few months.
+1
Remember Angry birds? How many play it still?
fred rosenberger wrote:it's an updated version of Geocaching, which has been around quite a while.
Brian Tkatch wrote:
fred rosenberger wrote:it's an updated version of Geocaching, which has been around quite a while.
No, it's not.
Brian Tkatch wrote:5) Geocachers take a memory that lasts forever. PMGers get an item that has limited uses.
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fred rosenberger wrote:
Brian Tkatch wrote:
fred rosenberger wrote:it's an updated version of Geocaching, which has been around quite a while.
No, it's not.
I think we're going to have to disagree here. All the distinctions you made seem inconsequential to me at best, and flat out wrong at worst. For example:
Brian Tkatch wrote:5) Geocachers take a memory that lasts forever. PMGers get an item that has limited uses.
I have memories of running around a park with my daughter, watching her get so excited when she found a new, rare Pokemon. I guarantee you that memory will last forever.
Brian Tkatch wrote:
2) She was the PMGer, not you. Will she have that memory?
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
fred rosenberger wrote:we were both playing. regardless, does it matter which of us has the memory? Does it only count if both of us are playing, and both of us remember it forever?
fred rosenberger wrote:The point is, PMG was responsible for us doing something together.
fred rosenberger wrote:The point is, PMG was responsible for us doing something together, using our GPS to find stuff.
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Makes a change from phoning about what's for dinner while driving home.Paul Clapham wrote:. . . And people are driving their cars while playing Pokemon Go. . . .
Campbell Ritchie wrote:Makes a change from phoning about what's for dinner while driving home.
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In nowadays it is impossible for some otherwise. But better they use car headset while they do that. On the other hand, it is similar as you would be talking with passenger. Disruption happens in both cases.Winston Gutkowski wrote:Using your mobile while you're driving? Shame on you.
Paul Clapham wrote:And people are driving their cars while playing Pokemon Go. No matter what it is, people are going to find ways to screw up while doing it.
Just as likely to cause an accident.Henry Wong wrote:. . . those people are likely driving really slow. . . .
@Chris Barrett: A friend of mine spent three hours on Sunday with her son wandering their community looking for Pokemon. Her son asked strangers for help, made eye contact, learned to use the map, and talked animatedly with his mom about Pokemons. Her son is 7. He is autistic. Any game that can do that is great.
I completely agree with Winston on this one. Don't get me wrong, having a mobile phone does havr it's advantages (e.g. in a medical emergency, stuck on a highway somewhere with car trouble...).@Winston Gutowski: My question is: What is the fascination of mobile phones? Personally, I can't think of anything I'd want LESS than to be permanently "connected" to any prat (or boss) who wants to call me, or message me, or Tweet me, or e-mail me, or "friend" me...
Liutauras Vilda wrote:Approx. 1 month and 10 days since I posted first time. And interestingly enough, Pokemon GO game lost its popularity sooner than I expected actually. At least among dozen of people I knew who were playing before, non of them are playing now.
Tapas Chand wrote:
But I am not able to see same amount of excitement which was shown by people during Pokémon go release.
Stephan van Hulst wrote:Are there many players in your neighborhood, Henry?
Henry Wong wrote:Hmmm.... This topic is now more than a year old, so I thought I would give an update.
Henry Wong wrote:Additionally, the game has monthly community events, holiday events, sponsored location events, etc. They have definitely done a pretty good job over the last year or so.
Liutauras Vilda wrote:
Henry Wong wrote:Additionally, the game has monthly community events, holiday events, sponsored location events, etc. They have definitely done a pretty good job over the last year or so.
Sounds like a socialising framework. Cool.
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