Persuasive Essay On Pokemon Go

By this point, an individual of nearly all age must have heard about ‘Pokemon Go,’ as “Data published today [July 10, 2016] by SimilarWeb indicates that the mobile game [‘Pokemon Go’] may be poised to surpass Twitter in daily active users on Android” (Evangelho par.1). One might have noticed several people gazing at their cellphones, swiping upward sporadically and traveling in public places and landmarks. All these people are spending a lot of time and sometimes even real money to catch Pokemon. Whatever the reason behind people going crazy to find virtual monster (i.e. Pokemon) is, this augmented reality game, ‘Pokemon Go’, has significant benefits regarding mental, physical, social aspects of ‘Pokemon Go’ player. Some ‘Pokemon Go’ related weird incidents might give haters a provision to their claim that ‘Pokemon Go’

Firstly, every game is designed to give pleasure to its players,and ‘Pokemon Go’ is no different. Players do not have to feel alone and depressed when they get the company of Pokemon. However, this game not only gives pleasure but also compels its user to go around and to walk which in turn allows one to breath fresh air resulting good mood and mental health. During long work or study, one can get “mental breaks” not even wasting too much time on this game; to collect two or three Pokemon, it won’t take long and “they don’t come around nonstop, so once you’ve caught one or two, there’s little else to do—except get back to work.” Such mini mental breaks help one not to get bored and to stay focused at work(Haelle par.13). Researchers have found that exercises help reducing depression along with any other mental health problem. However, Being motivated to workout in depression is difficult. ‘Pokemon Go’ can be a great assist in this situation (Grohol par.3). Depressed people get involved in a physical exercise by playing ‘Pokemon Go’ which is very crucial for them at mental standpoint as