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Physical Activity Not Sustained According to BMJ Study - Pokemon Go - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited December 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imagePhysical Activity Not Sustained According to BMJ Study - Pokemon Go - MMORPG.com

Pokemon Go News - The BMJ, once known as the British Medical Journal, has published a new paper studying the global Pokemon Go phenomenon and has discovered that physical activity increased at first but was not sustained after six weeks. Over 1800 participants between 18 and 35 from the US took part using an iPhone 6 app to count daily steps.

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  • JudgeUKJudgeUK Member RarePosts: 1,700
    This is how we waste taxpayers money in the UK.
  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    JudgeUK said:
    This is how we waste taxpayers money in the UK.
    I believe that the study was conducted by researchers from Harvard University in the US and conducted using US participants. It was only published in the BMJ.


    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 


  • VyntVynt Member UncommonPosts: 757
    Of course physical activity wasn't sustained. People got bored of the game after a while and had no need to go walking. I was doing about 50 miles a week, but after I got everything, I had no reason to play besides gyms, and then that awful update with the gyms made it even less likely to log on. Also they should have released the new pokemon a while ago

    Of course I still do a lot of other stuff like ride my bike, so I never really had a drop in exercise. I just don't walk as much now. The biggest factor for me would probably be the cold and getting dark earlier.
  • IkedaIkeda Member RarePosts: 2,751
    That game was terrible.  Maybe next time they won't take away all the features people liked.
  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,004
    It didn't help that they dropped a lot of stuff that made people want to go out and find stuff like knowing what was near you. And taking down sites that showed locations so people could round out their collections.

    "We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa      "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."  SR Covey

  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    Octagon7711 said:
    It didn't help that they dropped a lot of stuff that made people want to go out and find stuff like knowing what was near you. And taking down sites that showed locations so people could round out their collections.
    That is true.  They did make it much tougher to find the things you wanted.  Even still though, I do see people playing to this day.



  • madazzmadazz Member RarePosts: 2,115
    Who cares? And why would you use people from the US when you are in Britain?
  • SEANMCADSEANMCAD Member EpicPosts: 16,775
    once they played the game to learn what AR was all about they found themselve less than impressed

    Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.

    Please do not respond to me

  • TalonsinTalonsin Member EpicPosts: 3,619
    Octagon7711 said:
    It didn't help that they dropped a lot of stuff that made people want to go out and find stuff like knowing what was near you. And taking down sites that showed locations so people could round out their collections.
    This!  They changed the game to basically a rat finder and removed all the things we enjoyed and allowed us to find better pokemon. 
    "Sean (Murray) saying MP will be in the game is not remotely close to evidence that at the point of purchase people thought there was MP in the game."  - SEANMCAD

  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    edited December 2016

    "Our study has limitations. Firstly, steps were only recorded when the iPhone was carried. This might lead to overestimation of the effect of Pokémon GO because physical activity could occur when the phone is not being carried (eg, football), whereas all Pokémon GO related activity was recorded. Secondly, although our results did not change materially when adjusting for several baseline variables, the difference in difference analysis is susceptible to confounding from changes in number of daily steps that were unique to Pokémon GO players but independent of the game. Thirdly, our study population was limited to iPhone users in the US, and MTurk workers are not representative of the general population—for example, in terms of sex (overrepresentation of women), political views, and personality.9 22 Generalisability of our results might therefore be limited.

    Although the association between Pokémon GO and change in number of steps was short lived in our study, some people might sustain increased physical activity through the game. Also, the effect of Pokémon GO on physical activity might be different in children, who were not included in our study. Other potential benefits might exist, such as increased social connectedness and improved mood."


    Also if you look at the charts pokemon GO players even after 6 weeks still had MORE steps than people that didn't play.  It was much less than within the first week or two, sure, but how often do you play a game after nearly 2 months?  That's the question -  and if I'm to bet,  most people don't play the same game everyday for 2 months.  


    SEANMCAD said:
    once they played the game to learn what AR was all about they found themselve less than impressed
    And yet it still made more money than VR.



  • CrazKanukCrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
    My wife and I still use it daily and since streaks were introduced we haven't missed a single day. Now!! We have 1 pokestop in our town and it's just around the corner, so it's not that far away. However, we've also worked at making it to 10,000 steps each day since it released as well. There are a couple things I could see affecting it. 

    1) Getting pokeballs is significantly more difficult if there isn't a pokestop nearby. Even if there is, you still might get 2 balls each time you visit the pokestop and you would, likely, use waaaaay more than that if you didn't have to think about saving your pokeballs. 

    2) It's the winter now. My walking has decreased by 50% since we got hit with snow. 

    3) I used to believe that leaving the house would ensure that I found something fantastic. Unfortunately, my town is pretty much dead, except in my garage where it seems that there are plenty of spawns. OH! And the retirement home that I can detect monsters, but have to actually walk there to get :) Other than that, and keeping in mind that I'm walking all over my town, my town is dead. 

    I think it's helped me and my wife stay motivated to get out of the house, but snow will probably trump that motivation. Also, if I EVER started beating my wife (in the game) I'm sure she'd stop playing lol.

    Crazkanuk

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  • tom_goretom_gore Member UncommonPosts: 2,001
    And the people surprised by these results were

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    ...

    and

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  • mgilbrtsnmgilbrtsn Member EpicPosts: 3,430
    I don't like clicking on videos, but I'd be interested in weather.  I play it very casually because I like to walk.  However, with the onset of cold weather, I've virtually stopped all outdoor activities.  I'm guessing that activity will jump next spring.

    I self identify as a monkey.

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