{"id":5629,"date":"2016-07-21T17:31:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T17:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terrybryant.com\/blogs\/?p=5629"},"modified":"2025-03-11T10:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:59:21","slug":"pokemon-go-personal-injuries-game-addictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terrybryant.com\/blogs\/pokemon-go-personal-injuries-game-addictions","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon Go: Personal Injuries & Game Addictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Many people currently playing the smartphone free-to-play app \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>\u201d are finding it wildly addictive. In fact, media reports indicate that some are even endangering themselves and others by playing the game as they drive or walk through both rural and urban areas.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a brief look at some of the recent injuries people have incurred while playing this cell phone game, and why certain individuals are willing to risk their own lives (and those of others) just to play Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Some of the goals people pursue while playing this game<\/em><\/p>\n

Fantasy game fans enjoy Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em> because it lets them chase various creatures in their own environments and capture them. Some users go to great links to \u201ccapture\u201d or locate \u201cEevee\u201d and other Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> characters, while also searching for game tokens or conducting gym battles. Due to the game\u2019s inherent distractions, the state of Washington\u2019s Department of Transportation has now issued a warning, telling all drivers to avoid searching for Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> characters while behind the wheels of their cars.<\/p>\n

Recent accidents, injuries, and crimes tied to the careless use of Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em><\/p>\n