Monday, July 18, 2016

Leave the work to play GO Pokémon. Yes, seriously – International Business Times Italy

GO-Mania Pokémon, chronicles of the second week . You thought that the follies, absurdities, curiosities from the world of Niantic game were over? Not a chance: innovations in the field coming to continuous rhythm, but in recent days there is one that has deserved special attention: a New Zealand guy quit his job to become a full-time Pokémon hunter.

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Choosing understandable, after all: how do you “get them all” if every day you have to punch the clock? Probably that’s what he thought Tom Currie, 24 year old Auckland, which left its bartending job to pursue a hunt Pokemon for all of New Zealand. Which is not as easy as it seems: the land of the kiwi and the All Blacks do not seem so great, there in the ocean, but it is actually slightly smaller than the entire Italy.

Currie does not however he lost heart: has booked bus trips around the country and in less than a week has already visited six southern cities. Such a commitment has allowed already capture 93 of the 151 existing Pokémon (but the bill is continuously updated). The mountain ranges of Kaikoura has managed to get their hands on Dragonair, Scyther and Jynx, while on the west coast of the island has captured goldeen.

“I wanted an adventure,” said Currie to the Guardian. “I worked for six years and I desperately wanted a break. GO Pokémon gave me the chance to live that dream “. The young New Zealander does not deny that his decision has left parents’ a little ‘confused’, but it has not stopped: backpacking has started to turn for the country, taking advantage of the hospitality of a few friends or sleeping in hostels cost.

Pokemon Go Pokémon Go includes augmented reality elements (like the Pokémon themselves) in the real world, visible thanks to the mobile device camera. REUTERS / Mark Kauzlarich

“i think so far the most exciting experience was in Sumner, near Christchurch, become a hotspot for the Pokémon hunters,” said Currie. “There were about 100 people who hunted, and some of these at home would have been quiet and very reserved. Hunt for the Pokémon is bringing in the real world . The atmosphere was quiet, but when someone sighted a rare Pokémon is put to shout to warn the crowd. “

the choice of Currie, very singular, has allowed him to draw to itself the attention of media from around the world . “When I resigned I have not told my boss that I was going around the world looking for Pokémon,” Currie explained to the BBC. “But after that my story has become famous I made a phone call, if they had contacted the media .”

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The most unique aspect of the story, however, is the fact that to get Pokémon hunting could allowing him to find a new job probably more acceptable than that of a bartender. As reported by the New Zealand Herald, Currie has indeed received an offer to become coach of GO Pokémon from Gamer Sensei, a US company that aims to train coaches for video games.

What I happened last week was weird , “said Currie. “People around the world have contacted me and are following on Facebook what I’m doing. I could not believe it when an American has written to me asking me to become a full-time instructor GO Pokémon. It never would have happened if I had not left my job

. “Do you want to follow in the footsteps of this guy from New Zealand? If you want, GO Pokémon is now officially available for download also in Italy.

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