Pokemon Go

Decided to try it tonight. Wound up walking 5.2 miles in search of Pokemon.

It's a cute game, but it's still very glitchy. Half the time I tapped on something, nothing happened. Also it didn't help that there were like a zillion people out playing the same game and clogging up the servers. The further away I got from civilization, the better the game worked. Caught quite a few rats and birds, and found one fish in the stream by my apartment.

BuffDaddyG wrote: »

I tried to catch a Pokemon in the gym the other day and someone more than likely thought I was taking a picture of them. But I don't give a heck. I want to be the best there ever was.

I did that today, the trainer asked me if I was okay....must've looked like an idiot or something lmao!

tabbyblack13 wrote: »

besaro wrote: »

tabbyblack13 wrote: »

I have no interest in this game but I will say something.

Walking is a great exercise but please watch where you're going. Pay attention to what is going on around you, please.

buzzkill

Where I live we have rattlesnakes. Last thing I want is someone to be playing this, trying to catch something out on the trails, and get bitten. Or be out wandering and fall into a hole. Or get ran over.

The game sounds fun and I hope a lot of people enjoy it. I just hate seeing people get hurt.

Sure hope people have fun, but, whatever people do, they need to be aware of their surroundings. If people have issues doing that, it's called thinning the herd.

FeedMeFish wrote: »

HorrorGeekLiz wrote: »

pdxhak wrote: »

Heads up for anyone with this installed or is thinking about it

http://www.popsci.com/pokemon-go-has-access-to-your-entire-google-account

Anyone who signed up for Pokémon GO with a Google account (the other option, a Pokémon.com account, is unavailable right now) has perhaps unknowingly given Nintendo and developer Niantic (formerly owned by Google, but still part of Google's investment portfolio) full account access. That means they can see/edit/collect just about anything related to your Google account. Emails, photos, documents, all of your past location and search history: it can see all of this stuff, from even before you started using the app. It can also send emails as you—kind of the number one, red flag, alarm bell hacker opportunity in the digital world, aside from banking.

It's a potentially disastrous security risk: just one hack or leak of user information would mean compromises in Google information for a group of people about as large as the number of active daily users for Twitter on Android.

Even if the data isn't hacked, these two companies are already getting access to (and the ability to edit) your info—pictures, emails, documents—basically everything they could ever want, except a few key abilities like using Google Wallet, changing your password, or deleting your account).

This is all true. And also why I created a new Gmail account just to play.

I knew this would bite them back in the butt lol. See, this is why I play the classic pokemon games (if/when I do play games).

Aren't you super cool.

It's great that this game has a lot of couch potatoes moving. However, I don't think it will solve the obesity problem, as one poster said. The reality is that walking is good exercise, but compared to other forms of exercise, relatively inefficient.

I know that this statement angers some people who really love walking. I also know that there are some articles online that declare that walking is "excellent exercise" or words to that effect. I'm not against walking; in fact, while nursing a knee injury, I did a 75-minute steep 4.1mph treadmill walk last night. It's totally worth doing, but its benefits are relatively small in comparison to more effective exercises.

Also, as a fellow obstacle racer pointed out, if people are stopping for fast food while they're out on their Poke-walks, that's not such a good thing. I think it's great that this game has got people moving, but it will only really help if this becomes a stepping stone toward more regular, more vigorous physical activity.

tillerstouch wrote: »

It's pretty amazing it's getting people exercising talking to people they don't know and exploring their cities.

I put down a lure and 7 other people came to the park I was at and we were sitting talking with each other catching pokemon. Also I walked 50,000 step between Saturday and Sunday.

The servers are a problem but hopefully we will get a patch early this week.

Be careful out there. Individuals are putting down lures and robbing people at gunpoint when they show up:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/07/10/four-suspects-arrested-string-pokemon-go-related-armed-robberies/86922474/

amusedmonkey wrote: »

spartan_d wrote: »

It's great that this game has a lot of couch potatoes moving. However, I don't think it will solve the obesity problem, as one poster said. The reality is that walking is good exercise, but compared to other forms of exercise, relatively inefficient.

I know that this statement angers some people who really love walking. I also know that there are some articles online that declare that walking is "excellent exercise" or words to that effect. I'm not against walking; in fact, while nursing a knee injury, I did a 75-minute steep 4.1mph treadmill walk last night. It's totally worth doing, but its benefits are relatively small in comparison to more effective exercises.

Also, as a fellow obstacle racer pointed out, if people are stopping for fast food while they're out on their Poke-walks, that's not such a good thing. I think it's great that this game has got people moving, but it will only really help if this becomes a stepping stone toward more regular, more vigorous physical activity.

It's a game. Games are meant for fun, not for solving the obesity crisis. Any activity is good anyway, so that's a small little bonus, and in fact NEAT has shown to be a better predictor of health than purposeful vigorous exercise. Not everyone has a goal to do vigorous physical activity, and even those who do are not necessarily thinner unless they also manage their weight.

Not disagreeing with any of that. I just disagree with the notion that this is going to be great exercise for people, much less solve the obesity crisis. It's real benefit will be just as you described -- helping to raise one's baseline activity level slightly.

Packerjohn wrote: »

tillerstouch wrote: »

Packerjohn wrote: »

BuffDaddyG wrote: »

I tried to catch a Pokemon in the gym the other day and someone more than likely thought I was taking a picture of them. But I don't give a heck. I want to be the best there ever was.

If you want to be the best there ever was put down the *kitten* phone and lift some weights or run on the readmill.

You salty because we get more gainz and more pokemonz then you. #brotrainer

^ Most likely has never touched human genitalia other than his own.

#gainzb4sex #pokemonzb4sex #h8ersgonna8

I've been walking and running around playing this game with my heart rate monitor on. Burned 443 calories on one day doing this. I'd go out more often but I have to go across town driving to get to the best pokestop spot.

HorrorGeekLiz wrote: »

thatdesertgirl777 wrote: »

I'm totally the minority here, but I think its so dumb! When my 13 year old downloaded it I made fun of him for days.

So, your kid wanted to play the same game all his friends are playing, get some exercise, and you made fun of him? Stellar parenting!

There is no prize for hating something. I say anything that gets anyone up and moving is worth encouraging.

Way to go judging us as if you know our personalities and family dynamics. It was completely lighthearted and funny. And Im actually an amazing parent thank you very much.