Admit it... You're playing Pokemon Go.

[bob]

nothing like adding $7B to your company value in the course of the week.
lets see how long it takes for them to piss that away.

[Gredler]

The question of wtf is the point lingered until I decided to download and install it.

I caught a few Pokemon, now what? They just appear at random and you catch them? That's everything? Is it really just about collecting things? No gameplaybasode from flicking balls at these creatures?

[BigusSchmuck]

The question of wtf is the point lingered until I decided to download and install it.

I caught a few Pokemon, now what? They just appear at random and you catch them? That's everything? Is it really just about collecting things? No gameplaybasode from flicking balls at these creatures?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2016/07/10/how-gyms-and-fighting-works-in-pokemon-go/#45a1ce2344eb

Gyms I gather. lol.

[bob]

i cant believe how this thing has blown up.  seeing links all over the web with different stories.

some scumbags are using "Lures" at 2 am and then robbing people when they show up.
on the flip side, businesses using them for foot traffic could be interesting use of the app.
i just read a link of how some businesses are fighting over it.  some want the attraction where others want "paying customers only".

[bob]

Triple A baseball team, durham bulls charging $5 for charity on tuesday and you can go on the field to catch pokemon.

[bob]

not playing, but i am going to be fascinated over the promotions people are going to offer.

[TDIRunner]

I have no interest in the game itself, but I've been enjoying the memes that it's been generating.

Also, I can't help but think that this game will contribute to a few Darwin awards this year.

[Jibbajaba]

Holy shit.  Today is my first day back at work since the game came out.  The number of kids walking around the campus with their face buried in their phone is nuts (moreso than usual.)  I went off to a quiet part of our arboretum, well away from any campus buildings, to make a phone call because I wanted some privacy and I would say that at least 10 people walked past me looking for pokemons on their phone.  Jesus I hope this is a fad.

[jtucci31]

Damn that sucks. I'm sooo excited to go back to campus in August now 

[TR0N]

It's shocking it's related to this 
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/gamer-stumbles-onto-dead-body-while-testing-pokemon-gos-gps-fueled-features/

[BigusSchmuck]

Holy shit.  Today is my first day back at work since the game came out.  The number of kids walking around the campus with their face buried in their phone is nuts (moreso than usual.)  I went off to a quiet part of our arboretum, well away from any campus buildings, to make a phone call because I wanted some privacy and I would say that at least 10 people walked past me looking for pokemons on their phone.  Jesus I hope this is a fad.

I hope so too, getting tired of the interns at work asking for the damn wifi password so they can eat up corporate bandwith to play this game. Seriously.

[SuperGrafx]

I must be the only person on this forum who has NEVER once played any POKEMON game.
Never saw the appeal. 

[Jibbajaba]

I must be the only person on this forum who has NEVER once played any POKEMON game.

No, I've never played one either.

[TheOldMan]

Me neither. Though I have watched the kids play.

[poponon]

I think I was 8 or 9 when pokemon first came out, and it was huge. every kid was playing it nonstop at school both in class and at recess. I haven't been able to get into any of the entries past the first, but pokemon go seems pretty neat. I'd like to try it out but it's not out in Canada yet and I dont think it'll run on my phone.