Video games are not good for being sedentary, or have not been over the years, at least. They make us spend more time at home and make us more sedentary. But of course, that cannot be applied to the most revolutionary game of recent times, Pokémon GO. A game capable of making us less sedentary.
Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO was already a revolutionary game. It was because finally a Nintendo game, a real game, was coming to smartphones. Also revolutionary because it comes from an idea that was born from a Google division. Also revolutionary because it works through augmented reality. And in general, it is a game that was successful in the past and has now almost become a reality thanks to smartphones. For all that it is revolutionary. But now it should also be noted that it is a game capable of making us less sedentary. This is demonstrated by the data that comes from companies that have devices that monitor the physical activity of users. Jawbone, for example, is seeing an activity spike 63% higher than previous seasons. But the same goes for Fitbit and co. Users walk more thanks to Pokémon GO while capturing Eevee and other characters ..
It was already happening with Ingress
The reality, the one who tested Ingress, the Google game, understands why. At that time you had to move around the city, from node to node trying to conquer it and add it to your faction. Pokémon GO is simpler, and at the same time it is more popular. As a game, it was born with the goal of capturing them all. And that is what we have to achieve in the mobile game, capture them all. The Pokémon are in the street, where the weather affects Pokémon GO and its operation. We have to go out, walk, and locate them. So it could be one of those games that, far from becoming sedentary, has just the opposite effect. We will see, yes, how long this effect of Pokémon GO lasts and if it soon loses its popularity.