<human>: I wanted to gauge everyone's thoughts on Pokemon Go, as I'm coming across some interesting opinions on the game and how it is promoting exercise. I wrote a blog yesterday on the benefits to the game and how the game could be an extrinsic factor in terms of motivation for exercise (I'm a player of the game) - and when looking at it in this way, I'm all for it.

A fellow blogger has also posted her view ([link here] not agreeing with the game and not calling it 'exercise'. I read through this, and my view on this is pretty simple:

"While Pokemon Go shouldn't be the sole motivational factor for someone to get outside and exercise, for some people starting out on their fitness journey, this may be the only way they feel confident doing so. Yes, people should be aware of their surroundings and Niantic Software clearly states this when opening the game. If this encourages more people to explore their surroundings and do so by foot or by bike, then great - the game could therefore be a gateway to many more people taking up an outdoor pursuit in future. 

Additionally, the game does encourage real life, social interactions (i.e going around in groups to play the game) which can in turn benefit an individual psychologically, and also deter criminals from phone theft.

In such an age where many of us rarely can or want to get away from technology, I believe this type of augmented reality gaming could potentially improve the general public's wellbeing and health, and help those who have not considered an exercise routine to consider one. In my view, it's all about working with these new technologies to combat the obesity epidemic that we are currently seeing in many western countries."

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<bot>: I'm just really interested in hearing your views about Pokemon Go! Do you play? Do you know people who play/have taken up exercise in order to play the game?