<i>Pokémon GO</i> May Increase Physical Activity and Decrease Sedentary Behaviors

Nigg, Claudio R.; Mateo, D; An, Ji-Young

doi:10.2105/ajph.2016.303532

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“…Our findings support the previous findings on the physical [22,25,26,27] and social [30] aspects of Pokémon GO. While these prior Pokémon GO studies have suggested prospective behavior changes that the game could induce, we provide empirical evidence that demonstrated how the game has enabled players to change their behavior in various ways.…”

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“…The first published studies regarding Pokémon GO have reported on the game's positive influence on physical activity (PA) behavior change [e.g., 22,25,26,27]. However, one study [26] found that the PA increase was not sustained after six weeks.…”

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“…However, one study [26] found that the PA increase was not sustained after six weeks. The game has also been suggested to support people to change sedentary indoor behaviors and screen-time to active outdoor time [27,28]. Players who would otherwise be sedentary seem to benefit the most from Pokémon GO [29].…”

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Behavior change types with Pokémon GO

Kari

Arjoranta

Salo

2017

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games

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Digital games1 are one of the most popular entertainment media in the world. Their allure and widespread popularity makes them an interesting and highly potential platform for behavior change attempts. In this paper, we investigate what types of behavior changes Pokémon GO has promoted or induced among its players. The study is based on an online survey sample of 262 Pokémon GO players, collected using the critical incident technique and analyzed using qualitative methods. The analysis shows that the behavior changes induced by Pokémon GO are not just restricted to increased physical activity or social behavior but are actually much more multifaceted: players were more social, found their routines more meaningful, expressed more positive emotions, and were more motivated to explore their surroundings.

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Behavior change types with Pokémon GO

Kari

Arjoranta

Salo

2017

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games

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“…Así, por ejemplo, se ha alertado del riesgo de posibles traumatismos debidos a ceguera por falta de atención (Barbieri et al, 2017), así como del aumento de exposición de los jugadores a las enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos (Oidtman et al, 2016). Por otro lado, también se han detectado posibles beneficios derivados del uso extensivo del espacio urbano al que se ven motivados los jugadores más comprometidos: se ha mostrado la influencia de Pokémon Go en el aumento de los niveles de actividad física (Alhoff, White y Horvitz, 2016;Nigg, Mateo y An, 2017;Wong, 2017) y se han señalado también sus posibles aportaciones a la conciencia de la protección de espacios naturales (Dorward, Mittermeier, Sandbrook y Spooner, 2017).…”

Section: Pokémon Go: Jugando En La Interfaz Físico-digitalunclassified

Reimaginar la ciudad. Prácticas de ocio juvenil y producción del espacio público urbano

Bayón¹,

Amigo²,

Caride³

2017

Revista OBETS

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Tras recorrer algunas de las recientes transformaciones discursivas en la comprensión del espacio urbano, este artículo teórico analiza tres prácticas de ocio juvenil, seleccionadas por su especial imbricación con la trama de la ciudad: el skateboarding, el graffiti y el juego de realidad aumentada Pokémon Go. Se pretende así contribuir a la comprensión del papel de las formas contemporáneas del ocio juvenil, y los tipos de experiencia territorial que les son propias, en la reestructuración del imaginario urbano y la producción del espacio público en la actualidad.

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“…Rather, it is embodied within the logos of each skill" [35]. Hence, post-industrial phronēsis should be able, unlike traditional virtue epistemology which is based entirely upon hypothetical arguments to clarify through technological praxis, that character traits like deliberation and sagacity facilitate intellectual skills in order for them to transform and become phronēsis: "Longterm, rigorously designed studies should look at mechanisms of effective Internet-based interventions such as cooperation, competition, nostalgia, intermittent reinforcement, sense of control, and augmented reality" [36]. At the same time, character traits are also unable to distinguish as phronēsis by themselves unless they intermingle with intellectual skills like cleverness and judgment.…”

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Post-industrial Virtue Epistemology on Globalized Games and Robotics

Kabouridis¹

2017

Epistemology and Transformation of Knowledge in Global Age

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With the development of personalized and globalized technologies, a discussion regarding how and why virtue epistemology should be an essential part of post-industrial ethical analysis on augmented technologies and use of robotics in the global age becomes crucial. These globalized technologies in the form of either game apps (i.e., Pokémon Go) or robotics like drones become through the Internet multimedia a structural part of planetary digitalization. While this development takes place, traditional virtue epistemology responds insufficiently to the devitalization of knowledge regarding manners (savoir vivre) and ways (savoir faire) of practicing and the need to respond to the sudden expansion of augmented games and drone use with personal and social intellect, responsibility, and consequently safety. The chapter intends to discuss this analysis in order to argue that a postindustrial epistemic reconfiguration of digital ethics is necessary, since augmented reality games and robotics are taking the form of massive trends for adults and nonadults, while for the first time, digital gaming and robot entertainment exceed the limits of the personal space and the virtual mode of the screen, moving out into the public realm, where reality is mixed with virtuality and human environment with unmanned robots.

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Pokémon GO May Increase Physical Activity and Decrease Sedentary Behaviors

Cited by 88 publications

References 4 publications

Behavior change types with Pokémon GO

Behavior change types with Pokémon GO

Reimaginar la ciudad. Prácticas de ocio juvenil y producción del espacio público urbano

Post-industrial Virtue Epistemology on Globalized Games and Robotics

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