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A videogame about being an old person trying to understand Pokémon Go
My nana called me up in a panic when Pokémon Go was first released. The news was reporting on stories of kids getting robbed while playing the augmented reality game. I’m sure you remember. Now, I’m no kid … I’m nearly 30 years old. But my grandma wanted to warn me—needed to warn me—about the potential dangers I was putting myself at risk of. “Bad people will try to hurt you, Nicole,” my nana said. “You don’t know what could happen to you if you play that game.” That’s what Clayton Chowaniec’s That Pokeyman Thing is about—being an old person who…