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07-11-2016, 09:11 AM
People, please don't hurt yourself playing 'Pokémon Go'
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With so much bad stuff happening in the world, it's hardly a shock that Pokémon Go has become a humongous hit.*
But there's a big draw back: distracted players are getting hurt.*
SEE ALSO: How to be the best, least an**ying, 'Pokémon Go' trainer (http://mashable.com/2016/07/08/how-to-play-pokemon-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The location-based game encourages users to actually get outside and — the horror — interact with the outside world, using an augmented reality map to catch Pokemon that are out and about in your neighborhood.*
Sounds good, right?
But as the new mobile game has exploded across the United States, players are becoming so immersed in it that they're actually getting hurt and doing stupid, unsafe things. Apparently, if the armed robbers (http://mashable.com/2016/07/10/pokemon-go-armed-robbery/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and dead bodies (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36757858/pokemon-go-player-finds-dead-body-in-wyoming-river-while-searching-for-a-pokestop) don't trip you up while playing the game, curbs, *****s in the sidewalk, and wandering into traffic will.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-safety/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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With so much bad stuff happening in the world, it's hardly a shock that Pokémon Go has become a humongous hit.*
But there's a big draw back: distracted players are getting hurt.*
SEE ALSO: How to be the best, least an**ying, 'Pokémon Go' trainer (http://mashable.com/2016/07/08/how-to-play-pokemon-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The location-based game encourages users to actually get outside and — the horror — interact with the outside world, using an augmented reality map to catch Pokemon that are out and about in your neighborhood.*
Sounds good, right?
But as the new mobile game has exploded across the United States, players are becoming so immersed in it that they're actually getting hurt and doing stupid, unsafe things. Apparently, if the armed robbers (http://mashable.com/2016/07/10/pokemon-go-armed-robbery/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and dead bodies (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36757858/pokemon-go-player-finds-dead-body-in-wyoming-river-while-searching-for-a-pokestop) don't trip you up while playing the game, curbs, *****s in the sidewalk, and wandering into traffic will.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-safety/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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