A globally popular new Pokemon game soon to be released in Britain may leave young people open to being attacked, robbed, hospitalized or lured by pedophiles, according to warnings by advocates.
Pokemon Go, an augmented reality smartphone game, uses location technology that allows players to explore real sites through their cameras in order to catch virtual monsters and then train them to fight each other.
The game has been released in the US, Australia, and New Zealand, and is about to be released in the UK, but its debut has been“paused” because a surge in demand caused its server to crash.
In countries where the game has already been released, it has been linked to serious injuries and dangerous driving among people hunting for Pokémon. As Pokemon can run away from their would-be captors, users may be required to chase the creatures through public spaces or onto other people’s properties.
There have also been reports of distracted players wandering across roads and staring at their phone screens in search of Pokemon, while oblivious of oncoming traffic.
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INC News, 12/07/2016 - source: ©RTNews
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