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I can believe it. I've seen so many more gaggles of kids and young adults out walking around since the app came out. They are everywhere. My own kids have been taking their bikes out and going around the neighborhood.
Yes; I mentioned this in a different thread on the same subject.
Per my 14 yr old Pokemon Go addict: "Michelle Obama has been trying to get kids outside for 8 years.
You know all those warning stickers on chain saws, mowers and pretty much any thing that we encounter? They are all there because someone played a analog version of Pokemon.
My daughter and husband are out playing the game as I type. Seems like a lot of fun and reminds me of a ghost capturing game our kids used to play at the park with their friends probably six or seven years on my husband's smartphone. Can't remember the name of the app, but it was the same concept.
Once a week, I ride my bike on the boardwalk nearest to me by the Pacific Ocean. Depending on the part of the boardwalk I'm on, the amount of room might be eight feet across. Normally there are two types of people I have to look out for on that bike ride: little kids and tourists. Both aren't aware of their surroundings and how many bikes, roller bladers, skateboarders, etc travel on the boardwalk at various speeds.
Last week, those were the two groups I was looking out for.
Tonight it was those two groups and at least 200 people that I came across playing Pokemon. They were looking down at their phones and tablets and had no idea where they were in relation to flesh and blood people. I'm sure the number of accidents on the boardwalk will triple this year. My bike ride that normally takes 45 minutes took an hour today just trying to get around the Pokemon players!
Playing Pokemon Go At Auschwitz and Holocaust Museum
People shouldn't have been to be told this, but looks like it is difficult for them to understand what went on during the Holocaust. Memorials for the Holocaust are just seen as another game-playing opportunity. So officials at the Holocaust Museum in DC and Auschwitz are asking the game developer to not incorporate these places into the game:
I agree, but I suppose it could be argued that this would be a way to get people to these sites where maybe they could learn what happened---that in the midst of playing the game, they could learn about the tragedy that happened. But that may be Pollyannaish to think that. They may barely notice what the places are about---just running on to the next location.
But why aren't people getting it? Is it because Holocaust history isn't taught enough in schools? Or because game-playing on electronic devices just trumps any understanding and compassion for human suffering?
Not to derail the thread but we went to Disney last weekend & kids were playing there as well. Along with their parents. Hard to believe that people would spend $100.00 Plus per person to get into Disney to chase whatever it is they are chasing/finding, etc.
Even more shameful they would play in a place like the Museum.
As a teacher (of 9th graders no less) I really hope this runs its course by mid August. If there is a God haha this will fizzle out in the next few weeks. PLEASE!!!! :-)
Oh, for goodness sake, the kids are out having fun! We had a brief conversation about appropriate sites for the game and safety, and then we set them off. My husband and daughter spent a couple of hours last night at the very large park down the street playing the game, and they met a lot of neighbors, young and old, doing the same thing. They had a ball! Let it go already.
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They were looking down at their phones and tablets and had no idea where they were in relation to flesh and blood people. I'm sure the number of accidents on the boardwalk will triple this year. My bike ride that normally takes 45 minutes took an hour today just trying to get around the Pokemon players! 
Playing Pokemon Go At Auschwitz and Holocaust Museum
