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RE: Is there a future in wargaming with games like Poke... - 7/25/2016 12:06:10 AM

Rosseau

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When I consider that we put the first man on the moon in July of 1969 with the archaic technology at hand, I feel our current technological "progress" is quite pathetic. The world is in worse shape today, particularly in societal terms.

Playing ASL (board), World in Flames, WitE, requires brain-work to play well. At least with Pokemon the players are getting some exercise

True VR sitting in an easy-chair will be right up our alley in coming years. I'm afraid that virtual violence and pornography will be frighteningly popular alternatives to the historical VR wargames we are hoping to see.

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RE: Is there a future in wargaming with games like Poke... - 7/25/2016 8:24:58 AM

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I don't know about the violence, but VR porn is already here.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-16-watch-we-tried-vr-porn-at-e3

(Yes, it is safe to watch.)

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RE: Is there a future in wargaming with games like Poke... - 7/26/2016 12:24:41 AM

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It was bound to happen.http://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/2-wounded-shooting-involving-pokemon-go-players-las-vegas-park
So the guy becomes part of the group with intentions to rob at gunpoint. Way to go Las Vegas youth.
COM/CRIME/SHOOTINGS/2-WOUNDED-SHOOTING-INVOLVING-POKEMON-GO-PLAYERS-LAS-VEGAS-P

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RE: Is there a future in wargaming with games like Poke... - 7/26/2016 1:32:46 AM

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I guess we better initiate legislation to take away cell phones now.

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RE: Is there a future in wargaming with games like Poke... - 8/22/2016 11:25:35 AM

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The UK Ministry of Defence has realized that there are Pokemon characters on British military bases. They've issued a briefing to the guards protecting them to keep an eye out for Pokemon hunters ...

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RE: Is there a future in wargaming with games like Poke... - 8/22/2016 11:03:14 PM

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I finally saw some of my students playing Pokemon Go today. I am a high school teacher. I teach English (Standard American English, to be precise) and journalism/publications (the school yearbook and newspaper). We have been in session for a week. Finally today some of my journalism students started talking about Pokemon. I get to handpick those students, and they are bright, artistic kids. They informed me that the school is positively infested with Pokemon. The problem is that they are not allowed to use their phones in the school building. Obviously that doesn't hold true in all classrooms. For my journalism class (We call it "yearbook."), our motto is, "What happens in yearbook stays in yearbook." So I found that half of them play regularly. There was a rare Pokemon in the building, and they wanted to go track it down, but I couldn't let them because an administrator might see them with their phones.

In case you are wondering, I don't allow phones in my English classes. If I do, those students will do nothing but stay on their phones. My yearbook kids will use their phones and still get their work done, and they will do it very well. Unfair, perhaps, but realistic.

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RE: Is there a future in wargaming with games like Poke... - 8/22/2016 11:17:58 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: JW

I finally saw some of my students playing Pokemon Go today. I am a high school teacher. I teach English (Standard American English, to be precise) and journalism/publications (the school yearbook and newspaper). We have been in session for a week. Finally today some of my journalism students started talking about Pokemon. I get to handpick those students, and they are bright, artistic kids. They informed me that the school is positively infested with Pokemon. The problem is that they are not allowed to use their phones in the school building. Obviously that doesn't hold true in all classrooms. For my journalism class (We call it "yearbook."), our motto is, "What happens in yearbook stays in yearbook." So I found that half of them play regularly. There was a rare Pokemon in the building, and they wanted to go track it down, but I couldn't let them because an administrator might see them with their phones.

In case you are wondering, I don't allow phones in my English classes. If I do, those students will do nothing but stay on their phones. My yearbook kids will use their phones and still get their work done, and they will do it very well. Unfair, perhaps, but realistic.

Some good and interesting insight, thanks for sharing!

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