Pokemon Go!

guitargeek62 · July 2016

I caught a poliwag and a psyduck on my desk at work yesterday.

It's a hotspot area with loads of pokestops & gyms around so lunch breaks will be fun until the novelty wears off.

holnrew · July 2016

I want to use a lure module but don't want to be called a paedo

littlegreenman · July 2016

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octatonic · July 2016

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starwarsnosebleed · July 2016

holnrew said:

I want to use a lure module but don't want to be called a paedo

Paedo

nickb_boy · July 2016

d8m · July 2016

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d8m · July 2016

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guitars4you · July 2016

octatonic said:

I don't even know what a Pokemon is.
Can someone please explain it?

Axe_meister · July 2016

I'm in two minds about it.
The positive. My Autistic son has not moved out of the house in months (massive anxiety issues). However with Pokemon Go, we wants to be out all the time chasing Pokemons.
The negative, my son wants to be out all the time chasing Pokemons which can be very disruptive as saying no or later to an autistic child can often result in meltdown, and they do easily become obsessed.

Sambostar · July 2016

holnrew said:

I want to use a lure module but don't want to be called a paedo

Just build a big subterranean basement with padlocked rooms and several trapdoors.

bingefeller · July 2016

So that's what all those kids were doing in my street with their tablets and phones!

fretmeister · July 2016

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pokemon-go-men-fall-off-cliff-san-diego-android-ios-app-a7136986.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-gets-stabbed-in-street-playing-pok-mon-and-keeps-playing-instead-of-going-to-hospital-a7134876.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/pokemon-go-man-s-house-accidentally-turned-into-a-gym-causing-huge-problems-a7129756.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-36805615

Nobbers.

guitars4you · July 2016

guitars4you said:

octatonic said:

I don't even know what a Pokemon is.
Can someone please explain it?

I don't want to know what it is - age thing maybe but if I can continue the rest of my life without playing it and knowing what it is, then I'd be content - Bah humbug maybe but glad others enjoy it and buy into it - but not one for me

However I'd maybe wish I'd invented it, purely for the revenue it will deliver at a later date

WezV · July 2016

Axe_meister said:

I'm in two minds about it.
The positive. My Autistic son has not moved out of the house in months (massive anxiety issues). However with Pokemon Go, we wants to be out all the time chasing Pokemons.
The negative, my son wants to be out all the time chasing Pokemons which can be very disruptive as saying no or later to an autistic child can often result in meltdown, and they do easily become obsessed.

I used to help a teenager with Asperger's who was totally focused on Pokémon. I got into it a bit as it helped start conversations, and even divert negative behaviour.

Although I should mention the other lad who used a similar technique on me. He told me he was learning bass and went out of his way to learn lots about the instrument, different brands, what all the parts were called, what they were made from... everything short of actually playing one. He had conversations about our favourite basses for 2 years before I learned he had he just been playing with me

jonnyburgo · July 2016

The trailer for the game shows people uniting due to Pokemon Go! I'm guessing it will just create more people staring at their phones whilst real experiences pass them by, call me an old fud but there you go.

Col_Decker · July 2016

I get people playing it now and again for shits & giggles, but functioning adults quitting their jobs to play need to seriously get a grip of their lives imo

WezV · July 2016

jonnyburgo said:

The trailer for the game shows people uniting due to Pokemon Go! I'm guessing it will just create more people staring at their phones whilst real experiences pass them by, call me an old fud but there you go.

Apparently the local park had 80-100 people gathered playing Pokémon last night. Probably the most people to be there is quite a while.

Its a phenomenon, possibly a short lived one.... but people are gathering to take part - so the trailer can claim that one as a win

fretmeister · July 2016

Dogging is also popular in the park.

Benson · July 2016

So there are adults running around chasing imaginary friends? Been happening in churches for millennia, just a different technology now.

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