During summer vacation, playing “Pokemon GO” with your family may become a natural sight. Parents may play as they take their children to play, or they may urge their parents to go out in search of unseen Pokemon. However, while staring at the smartphone to collect Pokemon, it is not impossible to get into unexpected troubles. You don’t want to make your summer vacation memories sad.
Pokémon GO: To enjoy Pokemon safely with your family
With the introduction of a new, realistic game, Pokémon GO, app fans around the world have been looking for Pokemon for hours, catching it and expanding their collections. As long as you play calmly and smartly, this app should bring a lot of fun to your family. In fact, the app has been rated as taking children crazy about smartphones out, building family ties, and fostering a sense of companionship between players. However, there are safety and privacy risks lurking in this app, and ignoring them can instantly ruin your enjoyment. News reports include Pokémon GO users being injured, stolen, lost in suspicious locations, and arrested for trespassing. Also, permission for personal data that the user hastily approved when installing the app can lead to privacy issues.
What is Pokémon GO:
Pokémon GO is an Augmented Reality (AR ) game that you can download for free on your smartphone. In this game, you will use your smartphone’s GPS function and camera to find and catch Pokemon. After installing the game, the user (“Pokemon Trainer”) will go out and look for Pokemon in the neighborhood or near landmarks called “Pokestops”. As you roam the neighborhood while looking at your smartphone in camera mode, Pokemon will appear on the screen, and the Pokemon will interfere with you until you are caught. By aiming and swiping the screen, the user throws a “monster ball” at the Pokemon and captures it.
Points to talk about with your family:
Privacy issues are important. Do not allow the app to access data such as photos and contacts. Please disable app access in the settings. Click here for Pokémon GO’s privacy policy.
- Do not play Pokémon GO while driving. A user is already having problems. This rule also applies to bicycles, motorcycles, and other mobile vehicles.
- Check left and right and pay attention to the surrounding area. There are users who stare at their smartphones, search for Pokemon without looking around, and go out on the road or fall into a pond
- Observe good manners. Don’t look for Pokemon in places such as museums, cemeteries, and memorials that are sacred to visitors.
- Avoid places such as police stations, fire stations, courts, and military bases where the activities of specialized organizations and administrative organizations are carried out.
- Be courteous in public places such as parks, restaurants, and shopping malls. Not everyone understands their passion for finding Pokemon. Try to suppress the scream of victory as much as possible.
- Keep away from places with little city light or suspicious places. Collecting Pokemon can make it irrelevant. Ask your children to look up and keep an eye on their surroundings.
- Since some Pokemon appear only at night, there are many Pokemon players who are active at night. If the children decide to go out, they can either give the proper attention or have fun with them.
- While playing Pokémon GO, users can use “lures” like beacons. When you’re near the lure, you’ll see a gorgeous screen that tells you that someone is playing a game by your side. By being near that person, you can catch more Pokemon. An incident has already occurred in which a robber with a weapon uses the functions of this Pokemon app to lure a victim. In other words, dangerous people can use the app to lure users to unpopular places.
- Do not trespass. Site owners do not welcome Pokemon users (trainers). Do not enter private land and do not sound alarms or cause harm.
- Play Pokémon GO as a group. Traveling in groups of Pokemon trainers is not only more fun, but it’s also a smart way for kids to go anywhere.
- Do not go to a gathering of strangers, and do not tell strangers where to go when playing with the app.
- Over-fitting can happen in reality. The augmented reality world is so much fun that it’s easy for kids to get hooked. Make sure your kids have fun but don’t immerse themselves in decency. Moderation is important in everything, even if you are ambushing Pikachu or Bulbasaur.