There’s no denying Pokémon GO has been, and still is, an immensely successful augmented reality game, but according to a new research paper it can also have added physical and mental health benefits for players. Tokyo University has conducted some research into the mobile Pokémon title and says that players report significantly reduced stress levels.
“From the results of the general linear modeling, improvement in psychological distress was significantly greater among Pokémon GO players than among non-players […]
Pokémon GO may be effective for improving psychological distress among workers. Although its effect size is small, the game could have positive effects on the mental health of the adult working population.
Pokémon GO might not have a visible impact on psychological distress on an individual-basis, but it could have a critical impact on public health, affecting the whole population, because of its tremendous popularity.
As the game requires you to comb the streets to hunt for Pokemon, it’s been found to raise the physical activity level of many players. Particularly keen PokeHunters boosted their step count by 26 percent over the course of a month, which lowers the risk of heart attack or stroke in high-risk people,
Previous studies have indicated that an increase in physical activity was no longer observable after several months. The association in the long-term could not be determined.”
Haven’t tried catching Legenday Pokémon in Raid Battles, eh?
Bullshit, this is only for the casuals. It’s stress inducing trying to catch them all.
I tagged along with a friend when he went on a raid to get Raikou… it only kinda makes me want to get back into it. Only kinda.
Reduces stress levels, eh? Maybe for the casuals, sure. But gamers? No. Oh & it doesn’t reduce stress for the idiots that walk into oncoming traffic or off a cliff because they can’t take their retarded eyes off the damn phone to look where the fuck they are going. No matter. Just nature trimming the herd if said idiot gets themselves killed.