This is the message the new Pokémon GO app is promoting, emphasizing that you “get on your feet and step outside to…explore cities and towns where you live–and even around the globe” in order to catch as many Pokémon as you can.
John Hanke, the mastermind behind this craze, also put it this way: “I’m not sure Pokémon Go is something new, so much as a new take on something that’s been around for a long time. Which is people wanting things they can do together socially, to give people an excuse to get out and socialize with other people, which at the end of the day makes us feel good.”
Many of us have criticized this idea as we have seen hordes of Pokémon GO gamers with their phones out playing in popular public locations. We have assumed that the app is only helping users stay absorbed in their own cellular devices rather than meeting and socializing with others around them.
The augmented reality game has also generated all kinds of criticism in how it is creating dangerous situations, such as the reported robberies and carjacks that have happened this past week. When asked if he, as a publisher of virtual worlds, has new responsibilities now that lines between imaginary and real worlds have overlapped like this, Hanke replied, “We’ll continue to try to do our best to guide people in the right direction as people’s thinking about this evolves.”
However, after learning about the good that has come from this overnight phenomenon–which is already generating over $2 million daily in in-app purchases–I can’t help but think that we are on the cusp of a great new age that will be a benefit for our children.
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