Autopsy Pokémon Go: People are out - Section

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Pokémon Go madness take last World in July. Children in Sweden, parents in Bangkok, students in Seattle. Everyone was intrigued and excited about augmented reality game played at the position based on a cell phone.

"It was to do something that was different," said Jason Yip, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Information. "We've never seen anything, and that made us think. "

This idea led to a study that found that parents who regularly go Pokémon with their children spend more time outdoors playing, exercise more and more families have set time.

"We found a nice Pokémon emerged over several generations safe when talking to these families," Associate Professor School info Ha Jin Lee.

What researchers have also discovered is how Pokémon Go the concerns of parents could alleviate time on screen. "Parents care about multimedia screen move undergoes physical activity and time outdoors. But Pokémon Go facilitates especially outdoor activity, "Yip said.

The UW researchers wanted to examine more closely why families seemed to be in the investment on mobile phone-based game. Other games like Candy Crush or Bejeweled attract players of all age spectrum. But they do not generate the kind of entertainment, emotion and level of buzz that Pokémon Go. The game is incredibly become popular quickly, the study notes, with more than 500 million downloads in just two months.

The study was obtained in July last year, based on the research when the game debuted in October. He looked at the joint press Game commitment, a term that refers to cooperation, their experiences and meaningful connections that during the game, explains the lead author Kiley Sobel, PhD student made are studying at the University of Washington in the Human-Centered design and engineering (HCDE).

in the opposite direction, the study found connections available in the game. The parents reported feeling comfortable when talking to their children, because the game they now had something in common.

Negative, the game should be played concerns that children were addicted to the game and some security problems. The game requires you to use your mobile device the virtual track "Rabbit attacks" in the real world, making it difficult to choose the parents and the control, where children can play, prompting some parents who refuse their children to let ever play the game.

The study also raised the question whether Pokémon could go are in fact used for purposes other than for fun - how to win the people to a place, so that they can be stolen. This type of ethical issues are addressed in a follow-up study by the research team at the University of Washington.

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Praphanit Doowa

Praphanit (Prab) Doowa press is an internal section and a junior at the University of Washington to pursue journalism as an important and Nutrition and write as minors. Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, receives reports on education, local news, health, science and sports. to become effective communicators, orally and in writing after graduation she wants to work as a communications consultant to help others.