Tuesday, July 12, 2016

And Now a Few Words on PokemonGo...

...by literally the last person you would want information on video games from (yours truly).  I know very little about video games.  I think the last one I played was Asteroids when the (huge) video game console was featured front and center in a convenience store some decades ago.  But since I can't go three inches on my news feed without being inundated with posts about this new fad, here is what I have gathered on the game so far...

The tldr version: there is a new, wildly popular game people are playing on their cell phones called PokemonGo.  It involves chasing virtual characters around various locations outside.  If you happen along a bunch of people in the park, walking down the road, trying to crawl on top of your building, etc. all while hardly taking their eyes from their cell phones you are probably looking at PokemonGo players.  Don't be alarmed.  Don't drive over them (they probably won't be watching as they cross the road).  Don't shoot them (they may be trekking through your yard).  And above all warn your kids about how the games 'lures' could be used to lure them into dangerous situation.

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