Within a few days of the release of the viral game Pokémon Go, streets became littered with active "Pokémon Trainers". The game posed the potential of a variety of positive outcomes to the general populous playing it, including getting people outdoors, combating obesity, human interaction and meeting new people, venturing out and visiting monuments, memorials, and various other places of special interest, etc. Unfortunately, negative repercussions followed the release as well. With the majority of players attention stuck to game, several incidents and even deaths have resulted. Several articles on the internet also suggest that players trespassing onto private property to catch Pokémon has even become an issue.
Steemit Community, what are your thoughts? Below is a poll on whether you think it has an overall positive or negative outlook on the world. Please click the answer you see as best fit.
For it, especially when people start being incentivized to go out and explore their surroundings to find things in augmented reality.
I agree, I like the potential for positivity it possesses.
Thank you!