Oh, no, Pokémon GO! Media panic and fear of mobility in news coverage of an augmented reality phenomenon

Laor, Tal; Rosenberg, Hananel; Steinfeld, Nili

doi:10.1177/20501579211052227

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“…They are most often men aged 18–30 with secondary education (more rarely higher), not in a relationship, living in cities with a population over 100,000—60.1% of players met these criteria. The results of our study are the same as the results of other studies, for example, the study of Laor et al (2021b) also showed that the most frequent players of urban games are adult males (67%, mean age 25.05 years).…”

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Selected Behaviors and Addiction Risk Among Users of Urban Multimedia Games

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IntroductionThe rapid development of technology has led to the transfer of entertainment to the virtual world. Many games and multimedia applications use the so-called augmented reality. With the development of a new technological branch, a new health problem has emerged, which is infoholic addiction, attracting people with the specific functionality that is cyberspace and the virtual world.ObjectiveThe study aimed to assess health behaviors and the risk of addiction among users of urban multimedia games. Research methodology. The study was conducted among players 1,134 of urban multimedia games—Pokemon GO, in the period March–June 2021. A 990 correctly completed questionnaires were included in the final analyses. The author’s questionnaire was used in the study, which included two standardized measurement scales in the Polish abbreviated version: a questionnaire of emotions and sensations associated with electronic entertainment and a questionnaire on addiction to electronic forms of entertainment. Statistica 13.0 program was used for statistical processing of the data. The probability level was p < 0.05.ResultsThe profile of the gamer was identified as male, aged 18–30 years, with secondary education (more rarely higher), not in a relationship, living in a city of more than 100 thousand inhabitants—60.1% of gamers met these criteria. Respondents played urban multimedia games daily (84.7%). About 26.3% of respondents played this type of game 2–3 h a day. In terms of physical fitness, 64.3% of respondents felt that physical fitness had improved as a result of playing multimedia urban games. In terms of mental condition, most of the respondents said that nothing had changed (55.3%). It was observed that 72.3% of respondents had some risk of addiction to urban multimedia games.ConclusionUsers of urban multimedia games were usually adult men living in big cities. It was also shown that the defined profile of the player was characterized by a higher risk of addiction to electronic forms of entertainment. It was observed that the respondents most often played urban multimedia games every day in a maximum of two-hour sessions. Based on the tools used, it can be concluded that the study group was characterized by a certain risk of addiction to urban multimedia games.

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“…Physical activity through AR videogames such as in Pokémon GO, may not only result in positivity due to the benefits of exercise, but also increase engagement in the gameplay experience because players are receiving sensory input both from their screens as well as their outdoor physical environments. Supporting this idea, existing work has linked physical activity to improved positivity and well-being both in games in general (Halbrook et al, 2019) and specifically in Pokémon GO (Bonus et al, 2018); although, we note there has been some skepticism regarding potential dangers associated with the physical mobility created by Pokémon GO (Laor et al 2021). There may be other ways in which Pokémon GO increases engagement with gameplay, leading to greater positivity.…”

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You teach me and I’ll teach you: The role of social interactions on positivity elicited from playing Pokémon GO

Khalis

Ferrari²,

Smit³

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Cyberpsychology

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Augmented Reality video games such as Pokémon GO have a structure that encourages face-to-face social interactions between players, leading to potentially unique benefits for positivity (positive affect). This study investigated how participants’ social interactions while playing Pokémon GO relate to their positivity after gameplay, crucially, after accounting for other non-social factors typically associated with positivity (participants’ satisfaction with their game accomplishments). Participants were 108 Pokémon GO players, consisting of 54 dyads who signed up for the study together. Dyads were asked to play Pokémon GO together for eight sessions over 2 weeks, and to report on their gameplay experiences and positivity after each session. Multilevel modelling analyses revealed that more positive social interactions with their gameplay partner incrementally predicted participants’ greater positivity post-gameplay. The association between positive social interactions and greater positivity was accentuated for participants who reported more frequent noxious mood states (depressive symptoms) at the start of the study. Findings suggest that above and beyond typical contributions such as achieving game accomplishments, there may be affective benefits for Pokémon GO players from the social interactions they have within the game, especially for those with noxious mood states.

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“…For instance, this counter angle can be seen in Valasek's (2021) critique of discourse around the psychology of user experience and well-being based on its checkered history. Likewise, other papers considered how mobile media can elicit moral panics and alarmism that goes before and/or beyond the scientific evidence (Laor et al, 2021;Rao & Lingam, 2020).…”

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Psychological Perspectives on Mobile Media: A Flyover Review

Bayer¹,

Reinecke²,

Abeele³

2023

Preprint

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Psychological perspectives have long been integral to research on mobile media and communication. In this piece, we complete a high-level review of psychology-centered work published in Mobile Media & Communication (MMC). Our “flyover review” affirms that MMC represents a key watering hole for exploring – and debating – the novel psychological implications of mobile technologies. We identify 57 articles across the 10-year history of MMC that are framed around established psychological concepts. Among this sub-sample of articles, we then extract four key themes: 1) psychological predictors of general usage, 2) psychological dynamics of online/offline contexts, 3) psychological well-being and alarmism, and 4) psychological dis/connection to mobile media. Following the review, we ponder the trajectory of psychological research on mobile media, including where it is published and how it can be integrated across fields given its discipline-bending nature. We argue the body of psychological research in MMC is highly phenomenological and correlational, resulting in theoretical fragmentation and limited evidence for mobile media effects. Nonetheless, we suggest Mobile Media & Communication is best positioned to sync the scattered literature on the psychology of mobile media.

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Oh, no, Pokémon GO! Media panic and fear of mobility in news coverage of an augmented reality phenomenon

Cited by 11 publications

References 56 publications

Selected Behaviors and Addiction Risk Among Users of Urban Multimedia Games

Selected Behaviors and Addiction Risk Among Users of Urban Multimedia Games

You teach me and I’ll teach you: The role of social interactions on positivity elicited from playing Pokémon GO

Psychological Perspectives on Mobile Media: A Flyover Review

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