History says that every new game
captures the market very rapidly if it has something creative, it relates to the
childhood and it creates an endless competition. On 6th July, 2016, same thing
got released in the market with the name "Pokémon Go". The game is
basically related to the Pokémon cartoon. Name, itself, attracts the people. (I'm sure you'll google out the history and details of game owners...)
It’s been 11 days to its release (as I am writing this
thing on 17th July 2017). Before 6 days, i.e. 11th July, 2016, it was reported
that there are 5.9% of android user who are active in this game. Wagner (2016)
also suggested that estimated user count might be around 9.5 million USA
citizens. There are N number of articles published, various tools and
techniques are developed to play it better. Even a race is started to be on
top. According to top players, the game has yet to be in its full mode because
there are many features to evolve the market.
Let's take a small look at what the hell this game is!!??
The game is designed on the basis of virtual reality. There is one character, presenting the player and a virtual world layer created on the top of the actual
world. Now, the game is to travel the world and move along all the places.
Whenever you move, the character in the game also moves in the same direction.
After few distance, you will see a Pokémon, all you need to do is hit it with a
ball and catch it... (Like the one shown in the image here). According to the experience
and amount of travel, your level is decided. (It increases gradually). This is
basic rule of game, travel and collect. After a certain level, there are other
parts also which will come as you start following the game. For the game, there
should be GPS enabled and data network.
The game has created such an impression that people are doing
crazy things in order to play it. Some people are trace passing in the
properties where they are not allowed to. There are many incidents reported
with nuisance work. People are not looking at the road, they are just looking
on mobile screen and catch Pokémon. Walking person is not even listening to her
companion. Recently, I heard about a truck accident which happened because the driver was playing this bloody game and he didn't care for others. There are
many more such effects.
Now this game is creating both positive and negative
effects. As a positive effect, first of all, it is keeping those busy whose
minds are free (I guess they must be on the bench...J). People, like me, are
trying to find ways to earn from this game. There are people who say that this
game has created a very positive effect on their mental health. (I didn't believe
them!!! can you? Check here...). However, I would suggest you to refer this
article for checking out the mental effects of this game.
Today, when I started typing in google for some search
work. I just started typing “How to” and I got the suggestions “How to play Pokémon
Go” as first suggestion. J. I wonder, how much, people used it in last 10-12 days. It has also got the attention of hackers. Recently, hackers crashed game's server by DDOS methods. The game has
taken the level of play from children’s hand to the real world. It is good that
it is encouraging people to travel the world. But let’s hope that people do
enjoy the beauty of the world during this travel and don’t fall blind behind the
madness of this game. I guess playing it for some time isn’t going to create
any harm… What you have to say about this?
References
Wagner, K. (2016). How many
people are actually playing Pokémon Go? Here’s our best guess so far. Just a
little back-of-the-napkin math. Retrieved on July 17, 2016, from http://www.recode.net/2016/7/13/12181614/pokemon-go-number-active-users
Cnet. (2016). 17 tips for Pokemon Go.
Retrieved on July 17, 2016, from http://www.cnet.com/pictures/16-tips-for-pokemon-go/
Attn. (2016). Pokémon Go Is
Having an Effect on Players' Mental Health. Retrieved on July 17, 2016,
from http://www.attn.com/stories/9779/pokemon-go-affecting-players-mental-health
BeautyNot. (2016). How Pokémon Go effects Your
Mental Health. Retrieved on July 17, 2016, from http://www.beautynot.com/how-pokemon-go-effects-your-mental-health/#.V4vHU7h97IU
