I read a "Room for Debate" article about Pokémon Go. Pokémon Go, if you've never heard of it, is an interactive game that causes people to explore their surroundings and capture fictional creatures. The source of conflict was the fact of whether Pokémon Go helps or harms people. On one side of the fence people say that Pokémon Go brings people outside their comfort zones and into the public fresh air. On the other side, however, rebut saying that it takes away from the value of a good neighborhood walk. What side of the fence do you fall?
Personally, I feel that the purpose of Pokémon Go is get people interacting with others and the environment. I see people learn more about their surroundings and meet new people at poke stops. People are their realms of technology, but exploring more of their areas with an incentive of advancing in the game. I feel it's a win-win, but how do you feel?
- Alfonso Gastelum
Pokémon go is a good way for people to leave their comfort homes and go to places that they have seen, but haven't look closely while still playing a videogame. I feel its good and bad, but mostly because the fact on how the phones tells us to go places that we haven't really went which basically is controlling us.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the harm of a game that is able to allow you to explore the world? How many apps do we know of that can do that?
ReplyDeleteI feel like it is slightly disappointing that in order for someone to want to go outside and interact in the world there must be an incentive. Also even when we are out then we are still on our phones because we are playing the game instead of exploring what's around us, all we explore is the Pokemon we see around us virtually on a screen. When we decide to go out in the world and leave our homes it should be to interact with people or explore nature, not just to play video games.
ReplyDelete-Julissa Martinez
Pokemon Go is a good thing because it allows you to exercise while catching being entertained and having fun. You can hatch eggs by only walking a certain distance and usually around a couple miles. It's easily a great way to exercise and have fun simultaneously.
ReplyDeleteI also feel that pokemon go is a way for people to go outside in their environment. It's a way to get people outside and to have fun while doing it. In the popular age of pokemon go we saw many teens and millennials going out and being active just to find a fictional animal. In a way it kind of tricked people into going outside. so for these reasons I also see it as a win-win situation.
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