I started playing this game when it first came out, due to the fact my roommates at the time were all about the hype. It was funny to see too how everyone else was reacting, and likewise how many people were playing. Too say the least, people were not trying to hide the fact that they were playing this new game that was sweeping the nation. Maybe it was because it was summer in Eugene, when much is very quiet here, or maybe it was because it allowed people to get out to enjoy Eugene’s trails. Furthermore, I will never forget the stories on Reddit of the people getting lost falling of cliffs, and so on. To me, it epitomized the addiction found in humans for their technological devices.

Back to my personal experiences though. Like I said earlier I did initially enjoy it, but lost interest pretty quickly. During the two weeks I first had the game it was fun to get out via the fact it was technology driven at moments, and in other instances I had a game to play that would change based on my location. When opening the game, you could find “Pokestops” everywhere, and gyms to conquer. Though, within this original period of playing the game I was never ranked high enough to take these on.

It was fun exploring different areas, or walking in certain ways because each area would have certain Pokemon. If not always had a new Pokemon I had not caught yet. It was fun seeing this childhood character again, but in somewhat of a more real version then playing cards, and even video games or movies. With this, the fact you could get eggs at Pokestops or for leveling up. Then one would have to walk a certain distance for it to hatch.

I could go on about everything I initially enjoyed, but it was all short lived. Simply due to the fact I could not stand being on my phone all the time when I was out on a nice sunny day. As well, having friends who were always playing. The game became a center for jokes in my book, and much of respect for it was gone. I could not get over the fact so many people began carrying portable chargers so they would always have battery to play the game. Oh yeah! It drained my battery all the time, and it was very annoying.