Pokémon NO!
Alan Walker
Co-founder @ Udder | HR Digital Transformation | HR Tech Implementation | HR Process Optimisation | HR & Rec Ops-as-a-Service
So, ok - I admit it, Grumpy Thursday has hit me. But then again, even on Happy Tuesday I was feeling the same. I just don't get why so many adults are obsessed with Pokémon Go.
I've tried it, with my two boys (3 & 5 years old), and they love it - which I get. It's got cute little animals that you have to catch, and you get to do it in the real world - magical...for a 5 year old.
The number of posts I've seen on here from grown up professionals (and companies) who have leaped on the Pokémon Go bandwagon is overwhelming (in my timeline - perhaps it's who I'm connected to??).
Before anyone leaps at me and calls me old/out of touch/miserable - back off! I've been an avid gamer since I was about 7 years old, playing on my Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2A 128k (yes, it was that powerful - 8-bit gaming at its best).
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I still am a gamer, and regularly steal the odd hour here and there to play on my PS4. I love gaming, probably too much. Probably to the detriment of meeting real people - but then again I'm fortunate to have a job where I do that all day, so a break from reality is no bad thing (in my mind).
BUT - I think Pokémon Go is puerile rubbish! It is not a game I can enjoy, it has no depth, no challenge and is specifically designed for.......children! I just don't get why so many adults are so infatuated by it.
I guess people are going to say "it gets people out and about" or "it’s a way of getting exercise whilst doing something fun" or "it’s a way of seeing parts of your city/neighbourhood that you haven't before".
Yeah, right. How about you just go for a walk, without staring at your phone? Do some exercise you enjoy, like playing a sport rather than putting yourself through the drudgery of pounding the streets jogging or on a treadmill in a sweaty gym?
Instead of being led by a cartoon monster/creature - why not read up a little on your neighbourhood, and visit those areas and spend some real time learning about them and soaking up the culture (rather than chasing a monster down an alley, and then getting mugged).
So, rant of the day over. Back to work, time to do something productive. I would love to hear why other people like it or loath it. Or just tell me to stop being a grumpy old man......
Gotta go. Gotta Catch 'Em All.
Alan
Fine Artist, figurative-abstract, full-time
8 年i have never been that interested in computer games, my husband is an avid gamer. he tells me he started on the amiga 500 ??? i deliberately don't go near any of them, they're too blimmin' addictive. i remember helping my son - once - on a game called ratchet & clank - well, 2 hours later i gave him the controller back...but only because he demanded it off me! this latest pokemon craze has groups of young lads wandering about aimlessly, all of them glued to their mobiles - i think it's just a wee bit sad. where's the interaction?
Co-founder @ Udder | HR Digital Transformation | HR Tech Implementation | HR Process Optimisation | HR & Rec Ops-as-a-Service
8 年Thanks for the great explanation Kira. I think you're right, each to his/her own and all that. I think the fact it's become such a global phenomenon is part of why I don't get it. Perhaps it's the rebel in me, wanting to go against the masses. I hated Candy Crush as well, but that was fairly popular at one time!
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8 年I have no idea why other people doing something that doesn't affect you would annoy you. If other people enjoy it, who cares?