re: Pokemon go...who had the app?

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slackster

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Typo? Getting out and doing anything is better than what they're probably doing. It may not be a significant benefit, but it's better than nothing.

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says the slacker

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Getting pretty big. Surprised how committed some of my mid-20s friends are

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My son, early 20's, explained it, and it made perfect sense to me.

Folks this age remember Pokemon, it's something that connects.
The actual concept is basically a scavenger hunt; you go exploring stuff for fun. I do some photography as a hobby, and have seen groups post games like that:
you'd get a task like "take a picture of a bunch of triangles", and people would have things like the scaffolding on bridges, etc, that would meet the challenge. You'd usu see about 20 challenge tasks, and have to do it in a couple of hours; people were posting their photos on Flickr etc. Kind of fun little adventure, if you had nothing to do for the afternoon.

Pokemon game seems to take advantage of the concept, but we nix'd it due to a couple of reasons.
1) not in favor of being GPS tracked, on principle (and reports of people being lured into robberies or away from homes, to get robbed, make that argument stronger)
2) with the current social environment in/around BR, not a good idea to go aimlessly wandering.

My kids played Pokemon games since the 90s. I have never been interested in any Pokemon game. Until now. I really kind of want to try this one.

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hunt down Pokemon characters on your phone with google maps.

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I wonder how many parents are going to be FURIOUS when they see their kids data usage next month.

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My son, early 20's

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but we nix'd it

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You told your son, who is in his 20's, he can't play pokemon?

On the radio this morning a girl called in and said she was out at a bar and noticed 10-15 people huddled in a corner with their phones out. Sure enough they were trying to catch a Pokemon......in a bar. That's pretty pathetic.

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You told your son, who is in his 20's, he can't play pokemon?

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Well at least he knows he is a virgin...

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hunt down Pokemon characters on your phone with google maps.


I wonder how many parents are going to be FURIOUS when they see their kids data usage next month.

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Serious question, I wonder if the app/game is available on the Windows phones?

About a year ago I bought a couple of those disposable go-phones, when there was a good price deal. Simply speaking, they were nice electronics gifts.
You never had to activate the sim card account to use one for wi-fi, and there was a built-in GPS map program that didn't use cell data. It would work just fine in a car, just reading off the satellites, and didn't cost a penny for data.
Had a micro SD clot and you could fill it up with music, for cheap.
Had a completely functional web browser that worked on wi-fi, which seems present anywhere you sit in public (coffee house, McD's etc), to surf and read.

It was under $20, and like having a 32 gig ipod and dedicated map/GPS device.

If the game would work on that, it wouldn't be using data minutes. And best of all, if you never used it as a phone, it's just an anonymous device, so you would not be tracked as an idividual.

A lot of businesses are putting up signs warning Pokemon Go players that the characters at their location are for paying customers only. Apparently, lots of nerds are starting some shite.


I missed the Pokemon craze, which isn't to say I really "missed" it, but if they make a Mario Bros. Go or Zelda Go, I'm ALL in!

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A lot of businesses are putting up signs warning Pokemon Go players that the characters at their location are for paying customers only. Apparently, lots of nerds are starting some shite.

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I'm a bit confused by how it works. Who decides where the characters are? If they are in private businesses, does the business have to okay it before the character is placed there?