IMARS MEETING ON 1 AUGUST 2016
Hello all,
We had a pretty good turnout this week. There was no program but we filled the hour with, interesting conversation, sea stories and tall tales.
Dottie Slauson, with help from Hank, regaled us with stories about her interest in Indian culture and some of her exploits in pursuit of that interest. She told about having joined an outing in Arkansas when she was 65. They lived like Indians in a teepee. She had enough foresight to come prepared with a winter sleeping bag, a mat to soften her bed and a large piece of plastic that proved a life saver when it rained very hard and drenched those who were less prepared.
Dottie and the IMARS gang
POKEMON GO?
Have you all heard of this new smart
phone game that is sweeping the nation? Some of the fellas at the
bar were talking about it. It sounded like harmless fun so I decided
I'd give it a try.
Here's how it works. Once you have
downloaded the PokemonGo app to your phone you sign up and select an
“avatar” which you can personalize to whatever degree you wish.
Here is how it begins. That's my
avatar. I'm standing on the corner in front of my house and looking
around for Pokemon monsters. You can turn 360 degrees to see what is
nearby. Although the actual buildings are not shown the perspective
with regard to the streets is accurate.
When you find a monster you put your
finger on him. The screen will change and you will confront the
monster and get ready to flick a Pokeball at him. Here I am being
confronted by the Whirligig monster.
I flicked a pokeball at him but he
ducked. Another ball and he jumped. I missed him three times then
finally “captured” him by hitting him directly.
I had used up my available pokeballs,
now I have to find a Pokestop to get some more. In the screen below
you'll see a blue post with a box above, that is a Pokestop. You
can walk or drive to a nearby spot and have access to more Pokeballs
and other goodies.
Pokestops are located at
churches, attractions such as Trinity in Deltona or St. Anns in
DeBary. There's another at the large golf ball at the entrance of
the Deltona Golf Course. There are many in DeLand around “Mac's on
Main” and other places.
When you get close enough this is what
you'll see. Spin the circle and goodies will be dispensed.
Be
patient and the new Pokeballs will float to the top of your screen
and be registered. I didn't know that in the beginning and would
bail out and not get the credit for the new balls. Other things are
dropped also but that's for more experienced players, don't worry
about them now.
If
you tap on the Pokeball on the home screen you can bring up
information about how you have done so far.
Tap
the POKEMON ball on the home screen then the POKEMON button on the screen at the left. You will see your score and how many Pokemon
you have captured, 54 out of 250 at this point in my effort.
Actually I had a good hunt last night and now my total is 67 ;-)
There
is a button in the upper right corner of the screen that turns on AR
(Augmented Reality). Here is an AR screen shot when I encountered
Pokemon “Oddish” while sitting at the bar at Gator's Dockside in
DeLand. He was an easy shot and I put him in my game bag and waited
but no more showed up ;-)
My next encounter was with “Rattata” He's a
vicious Pokemon, lunging and snarling. He dodged me a couple of times but then I dispatched him with a bank shot which took him
by surprise ;-)
Hey,
give it a try, it is fun and I don't think it is hurting anything if
you are always aware of your surroundings, don't walk out in front of
a car, respect private property and sharpen your hunting skills.
Let
me know what you think of all of this.
73/88
Jerry KØJH
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