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Pokémon Go: a new experience

Amber Stechyshyn

 

[1]  By now, everybody has heard about Pokémon Go and its swift

[2]  and spectacular rise to the top of the app world. For a game

[3]  based on an old 90’s Gameboy game and TV show, it has

[4]  surprisingly universal appeal – kids and grandparents, hipsters

[5]  and business people have all embraced it. At its height, the

[6]  app had 25 million active users.

[7]  Aside from making Augmented Reality (AR) mainstream by

[8]  introducing it to the general public, this app is also a significant

[9]  turning point for those working in User Experience Design. Bit

[10]  by bit, the world has become more aware of the impact of UX

[11] design on everyday life and products. Our efforts to provide

[12]  better user experiences have been acknowledged and UX

[13]  designers are now considered an integral part of most

[14]  businesses. User experience design has also shifted from a

[15]  predominant desktop environment to mobile devices as users

[16]  demanded more mobility in their products. Customers have also

[17]  noticed this shift, and it has raised their expectations of what

[18]  products and services are on offer.

[19]  User Experience Designers are used to adjusting for new

[20]  information and rolling with the punches, but a big phenomenon

[21]  like this does not come along every day, especially one that

[22]  impacts us directly. This is a great opportunity for us to make

[23]  new and innovative changes in our workplaces, but there are

[24]  also pitfalls that we should stay aware of as we move into a new

[25]  era of app development. Here are a couple of changes that are

[26]  on the horizon. The main screen of Pokémon Go is seen

[27]  through your mobile phone. Your avatar moves around a virtual

[28]  map of the real world on your phone, scattered with PokéStops,

[29]  lures, and gyms. This map reflects your real-world

[30]  surroundings, but it does not require you to actively engage

[31]  unless you want to. However, when you spot a Pokémon in the

[32]  app and click on it, you switch to another screen where a

[33]  Pokémon is standing in an enhanced version of your phone

[34]  camera lens, ready to be caught.

[35]  The implications of augmented reality are massive. Pokémon

[36]  Go is a game, albeit a very addictive one, but it begs the

[37]  question of what will happen when the technology it employs

[38]  spreads to other uses. What about overlaying Google Map

[39]  directions on the actual road? Passing by a store and seeing

[40]  online sales displayed on their physical window?

(Retrieved and adapted from http://usabilitygeek.com/pokemon-go-user-experience. Access on August 21st, 2016)

 

Responda a questão de acordo com o texto.

The main goal of the text is:

Read the text.

 

Two-wheel takeover: bikes outnumber cars for the first time in Copenhagen

    Copenhagen’s efforts to create a cycling city have paid off: bicycle traffic has risen by 68% in the last 20 years. “What really helped was a very strong political leadership; that was mainly Ritt Bjerregaard [the former lord mayor], who had a dedicated and authentic interest in cycling,” says Klaus Bondam, who was technical and environmental mayor from 2006 to 2009 and is now head of the Danish Cycling Federation. “Plus, a new focus on urbanism and the new sustainability agenda broke the glass roof when it came to cycling.”

    Since 2005, 1bn Danish kroner (£115m) has been invested in cycling infrastructure, from several new bike and pedestrian- only bridges such asCykelslangen (the Cycle Snake) to the recently opened Kissing Bridge. “Cycling went from being a normal part of daily life to a core identity for the city,” says Bondam.

    For Morten Kabell, the current mayor of technical and environmental affairs, the cycling city is “a constantly evolving goal”. He sees “the central core of town between Nørreport, City Hall and Kongens Nytorv becoming car-free within a decade”, and is striving for 50% of all commutes to be made by bike across Greater Copenhagen by 2025 – not such a lofty goal, given that the current figure is 41%.

According to the text, it is CORRECT to state that:

I. People pay a lot to cycle in Copenhagen.

II. The three main factors which helped Copenhagen to achieve its cycling goals were: management, city plan and environmental issues.

III. Copenhagen needs to increase by only 9% the commutes by bike to achieve the goal.

IV. Klaus Bondam is a famous cyclist.

V. There are more bikes than cars in Copenhagen traffic nowadays.

The verb tenses used in the stretches “I should’ve guessed”, “Dear, if you don’t know the answer, just tell him” and “Dad, will you explain the theory of relativity to me?” are, respectively: 

In the stretch “Because it’s cold, ice wants to get warm, so it goes to the top of liquids in order to be nearer to the sun” the words “cold”, “warm” and “top” are, respectively: 

Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Tuesday, March 28^th, 2017

[1] When longtime friends Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott first discussed

[2] doing a comic strip about parenthood, Rick, at least, knew what he

[3] was talking about. He and his wife had their first daughter in 1984,

[4] and in 1987, their second daughter was born. Jerry, who had no

[5] children, thought what Rick was going through as a parent was very

[6] funny. So he decided to write about what he saw at the _________

[7]home. Temper tantrums. Dirty diapers. Teething pains. When Rick

[8] added his superb artwork, Baby Blues was born.

[9] By the way, these days, Jerry isn't laughing so hard about _______

[10] parental trials. He became a first-time father himself in 1994. No

[11] wonder his writing has only gotten better.

(Retrieved and adapted from https://comicskingdom.com/baby-blues. Access on March 30^th, 2017)

 

Answer the question according to Text 2.

The comic strip addresses the

Your smartphone is a pain in the neck

Jaque Wilson, CNN

[1] Chances are you're reading this while leaning over a table or slumped back in a chair. Your head is tilted forward; your shoulders are curved. If

[2] you're on a mobile device, your arms are bent by your side and your back hunch is even more profound. Am I right?

[3] The position you're in is probably causing you pain, whether you're aware of it yet or not. Don't worry, physical therapists have a diagnosis for

[4] the headaches, neck cricks and achy shoulders. They call it "Text Neck." "Text Neck is not just a texting problem," said Dr. Dean Fishman. "Text

[5] neck is a gaming problem. Text neck is an e-mailing problem."

[6] Fishman originally coined the term in 2008 while examining a 17-year-old patient. The teen came in complaining of headaches and neck pain.

[7] As Fishman was trying to explain to the patient's mother exactly what the problem was, he glanced over and saw her posture. The teen was

[8] sitting in a chair, hunched over her smartphone, texting away.

[9] A recent study published in Surgical Technology International's 25th edition says texting may be hurting your back. Conducted by New York spine

[10] surgeon Kenneth Hansraj, the study found that bending your head to look at your mobile device held in your hands can put up to 60 pounds of

[11] pressure on your neck.

[12] Hansraj's study includes illustrations of what happens when mobile users bend their heads at 15, 30, 45 and 90 degrees to look at their devices.

[13] He advises users be cognizant of their bodies. "We recommend that people should continue to enjoy their smart devices, but that they pay

[14] specific attention to where their head is in space".

[15] The average human head weighs 10 pounds in a neutral position - when your ears are over your shoulders. For every inch you tilt your head

[16] forward, the pressure on your spine doubles. So if you're looking at a smartphone in your lap, your neck is holding up what feels like 20 or 30

[17] pounds.

[18] All that extra pressure puts a strain on your spine and can pull it out of alignment. Dr. Tom DiAngelis compared it to bending your finger back all

[19] the way and holding it there for an hour. "As you stretch the tissue for a long period of time, it gets sore, it gets inflamed," DiAngelis said. "The

[20] real question is: 'What are the long term effects going to be?' ".

(Retrieved and adapted from http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/20/health/texting-spine-neck-study /index.html. Access on April 3^rd, 2017)

 

Answer the question according to Text 1.

Read the statements.

 

I. Looking down at a mobile device may be harming you.

II. Bending your head puts pressure on your spine.

III. Keeping head straight while using a smartphone is advised.

 

According to the text, the true statements are