With millions of people swept up in the craze, it’s only a matter of time before a young Pokemon Go player is hit by a vehicle, takes a fatal fall, climbs a fence into a hazardous area or is victimized by in a truly bad way.
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If you absolutely can not connect to the game, head down into our collection of knowledge on Pokemon GO.
If you haven’t yet heard of Pokemon Go, you’ve either just woken up from a coma or spent the last 48 hours in a state of blissful media isolation.
Pokemon GO is the latest update to the same handheld-device game children played on a Nintendo Game Boy and later Nintendo DS years ago.
The report not only reveals big app install base, but also the skyhigh user engagement.
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Diller says it’s still important for park patrons to stay alert as parks are not aren not well-lit after sundown. It’s better to get out quick than to find one’s self in the middle of a Gym battle with the other Pokemon destroying them because they’ve got no connectivity problems.
Yet as with anything that becomes very popular very quickly, there are some darker aspects to Pokemon Go.
In light of this viral trend, police departments are urging “trainers” to be careful while playing the game, particularly urging people to look both ways when crossing a street. As you move, your smartphone vibrates to let you know you’re near a Pokemon. In the game’s map are icons leading users to city landmarks to gain experience points, or XP, and to collect Poke Balls to capture more Pokemon. Players then throw a PokeBall to catch it and add it to their PokeDex.
Will you be chasing Pokemon around your local park?
According to Forbes magazine, businesses are jumping on the PokeWagon and advertising that they’re a PokeStop on their Facebook pages, which is a great way to entice players to come into their stores.
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Elizabeth Greiwe edits the Tribune’s Voice of the People section.
