Is Pokemon Go playing you?

Short & Curly

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Philosophy, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2016

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Walked into any traffic lights lately as you stare manically at a screen? Maybe you’re one of the millions of people playing Pokemon Go, the augmented reality game which sends its players out into the streets to catch weird little imaginary creatures. Is it an annoying disruption of public spaces? And, because it’s cleverly designed so you never want to stop playing, we ask: Are you playing the game or is the game playing you?

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0:00.0	Just you wait, two more shakes of the pokeyball.
0:04.0	Yes!
0:05.0	I never thought I would find you a beautiful Dragonite.
0:09.0	You're listening to, Shaw and Curly! I want to be the very... to Sure and Kelly.
0:13.0	I want to be the very best
0:16.0	like no one ever was.
0:20.0	To catch them is my real test,
0:22.0	to train them is my real test.
0:22.8	To train them is my cause.
0:25.6	Carl Ketchum, the rough and tumble kid from Brisbane Town is on a quest, assisted by his ragtag sidekicks, Molly and Matt,
0:35.0	he's going to journey far and wide through the land of Pokemon
0:39.0	to catch them all. Hey Carl, don't drag me into this little fantasy of yours. I'm gonna be the very besta.
0:51.5	Uh-oh, he's caught the poker virus. Yes I have trusted
0:55.5	sidekick Matt. I'm a Pokemon trainer just like I always dreamed I would be and
1:00.5	it's all thanks to Pokemon Go. Yep, somehow that little app has made you a
1:06.0	Pokemon trainer. We get it. It has. Look, I've got my cool spiky hair and a
1:10.9	flareion with over 1,000 combat points and this graveler is just about to evolve.
1:16.0	Oh, there's a drutini on your shoulder.
1:18.0	I don't know what any of those words mean.
1:21.0	So, in case you're wondering why people like Carl have been racing
1:26.1	around the streets glued to their phones like zombies lately, swiping up,
1:30.3	high-fiving, it's because of Pokemon Go. A new type of game called an augmented reality game
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