How Pokemon Go Is Changing Modern Life

Pokemon Go has been a global sensation and you can almost see everyone on the streets catching virtual characters unless you had been sleeping in a cave for the last few weeks. Pokemon Go is an Augmented Reality game in where players need to walk around the Real World in order to catch new Pokemon and increase their Pokemon knowledge and evolve into more powerful Pokemon in order to train in gyms or battle them. Pokemon Go is really changing modern life by encouraging people to go out and explore the world. This is how Pokemon Go is changing modern life.

First of all, Pokemon Go encourages people to go out and explore. Nowadays a lot of people spend most of their time staying at home and play computer games or watch TV because there isn't any reason to go outside. Now with Pokemon Go, people actually want to go out and catch new Pokemon and this is really changing people. For instance there is a nearby park near my house where mostly the elderly and adults go to jog. Now, there is a burst of teenagers and young adults going there every afternoon to search and catch for Pokemon. Can't imagine how a game would actually influence teens to go out.

Next, Pokemon Go encourages socialising between each other. When was the last time that a complete stranger come and talk to you? Probably very seldom. With Pokemon Go, I find myself talking to strangers who was playing the game as well. Have you seen those posts in Facebook where hundreds or even thousands of people gather around just for a single Pokemon? Well it clearly states that we people are not that different from each other and we have the same interest as well which sparks new friendships and relationships. Pretty neat I have to say.

However, the game created new safety laws across countries that can download the game. Some safety laws such as drivers cannot play Pokemon Go while driving is implemented so that unintentional accidents would not happen. However we humans can be pretty ignorant. There have been cases which people died or have serious injuries from accidents where they are playing the game and ignoring their surroundings and people are starting to worry whether this game is safe to play or not. Obviously if you do not ignore your surroundings while playing I can say that the game is pretty safe. Just don't stand in the middle of the road while you are catching that Pikachu that you had searched for days.

Personally I am a fan of the game and it is pretty influencing. No game has ever done this, till now. Pokemon Go can be both a fun and entertaining game or a dangerous and potentially killing game. It is up to the players who decide which one it is.

So, have you started in joining the Pokemon craze? If you haven't, the download links are below for both IOS and Android so you can start your Pokemon Adventure and Catch Em All!

Download on Itunes
Download on Google Play

Brace yourselves, exams are coming

So here comes the epic bombardment of exams and stress. What do you think I am?

Basically exams now are more frequent than ever to prepare us for the #real exams. Mock exams are literally the same, just you know different in questions asked which is a bummer (LOL). The listening test tomorrow are real though so I am not sure on how to act on that. Other than that what is it? Oh yeah Good Game Well Played.

Wished that Pokemon Go was released earlier so the craze would fade a little........

The Ninebot Mini Review

Hovercrafts is a recent trend and well for us it is no different. A few months back we bought a kind of hovercraft named the Ninebot Mini. Although it looks like a hovercraft, which only can travel on smooth terrain. Ninebot Mini can travel on any  type of terrain such as sand or tar road. It is made by Ninebot, which bought Segway earlier and also collaborated with Xiaomi to manufacture this particular model. This particular model is the little brother of the more expensive Ninebot Mini Pro which costs 999 dollars but this little baby costs around 300 dollars plus shipping.

Initial Looks
Initial impressions looks like it is a normal hovercraft that has two long stems attached to the middle in which doesn't look anything impressive to be honest. The stale looks combined with the black colour gives it a very industrial feel which some people might not like. However, there is a white model which gives it a bit more flair. There is a backlight which can be modified to give out an array of colours. This makes it a tad more interesting but the front lights cannot be modified in any way. However, it is quite a head-turner when taken outside as the availability of these vehicles here are scarce.

Backlight looks amazing

Usage
The Ninebot Mini is a fun and fantastic way of going around places such as going to a local coffee shop to take away some food or taking your pet for a walk without you breaking a sweat. It certainly is convenient but it might make us lazy as well. Probably a double-edged sword for me. In order to properly use the Ninebot users must install the Ninebot app from the Appstore or Google Play in which it tracks your mileage, battery usage and even a remote control feature to navigate your Ninebot  without you being on it. Even though this feature doesn't really mean much at the moment but future modifications such as adding an artificial arm could help you carry things or go shopping without you going.

Lazily walking the dog

The Ninebot App

Safety
Safety is a key concern in any vehicle, no matter a car or a hovercraft. Thankfully The Ninebot Mini nails it with its superb safety features such as beeping when you are travelling too fast and it will automatically correct you when you do so. This is to prevent users from travelling too fast and when turning could flip the vehicle and in result deal potentially fatal damage. The Ninebot Mini is also the only hoverboard like vehicle that passed the UL battery certification so no worrying about exploding hovercrafts while charging..  The thing is, it could be TOO safe for some. As you start off with the vehicle it sets a speed limit for newbies which is kinda slow but gives you some room to improve before you burst at full speed. The speed limit will be lifted once you complete a certain mileage but the thing is, you need to have the app at all times and connected to your Ninebot via Bluetooth in order to ride without the petty speed limit which is kind of bummer like when you wanna ride past a neighbouring bicycle then you realise you forgot to bring your phone.

Also for newcomers a helmet is advised to prevent unnecessary injuries. Normal users are also advised to use a helmet and not wearing it might result in injuries.

Helmet On!

Ease Of Use
With the app or with a Ninebot user anyone can learn and use the vehicle in under 5 minutes which makes the vehicle incredibly easy to use. Unlike its cousin The Ninebot One ( Review coming soon ) no training or practice is needed.  The only thing that you need to know is that you must step on the vehicle from the back of the vehicle or else it will go haywire and make you fall down in the process. Other than that it is using your two knees to control the middle stem of the vehicle to steer the vehicle and basically you are good to go. This is what makes The Ninebot Mini stand out from the others. While usually it might take a day or two to learn how to use the hovercraft, with this you only need 5 minutes in which I like it a lot.

Battery
The Ninebot Mini can carry a person and travel with an average of 15 kilometers in a full charge, which means I could travel this to a nearby park and come back with it having at least a plenty of battery left. I consider this to be good considering how electrical cars have big sized batteries and yet only manage to go 70 plus kilometers. Charging it from zero to hero takes it around 4 hours so you could vroom again in no time.

Battery status, Bluetooth status and charger port can be found here

Verdict
Fun, easy to use and an amazing head-turner, The Ninebot Mini creates bundles of joy for you and your family and it takes RM1200 ( 300 dollars ) to ship it to your home. Even though buying it could be kind of tough but once you got it you will basically fall in love with it. I do wish that the vehicle could rely less on the app and pop out a little bit with color but other than that a great choice for anyone wanting to join the hoverboard trend.

8/10

Pros:                                      Cons:
Fun                                        A bit plain
Easy                                       Too App-reliable
Eye-Catching                        Unavailable on most places

Thank you international readers!

I have been blogging for 2 years now and even though most of my audience are from my own town, the International audience that I am getting is astonishing, with a third of my audience being international readers I thank you all. For starters the US makes a big chunk of the views where Russia gets second place. The rest goes to European Countries such as Germany, France and Poland. Thanks for the readers that I am getting and I hope you guys share my blog to your friends and family so that I can share my stories to more people.

Since I am a teenager I cannot really make ads to increase my audience and I was shocked that you guys actually managed to find my blog in the deep abyss of the web. I really appreciate all the support that you guys have made and I hope with your continued support more people will come and read my stories.

Just a shoutout to the people who appreciate my posts and do not worry as more will come soon. Thats it for now and have a nice day!

POKEMON GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOOGOG

It is the best time of the week, its Weekend! Today me and my family are going to celebrate the golden jubilee of Rotary Club Tawau and I have to tell you it is a pretty large event. Even the Rotary International Past President has come here to celebrate! It was quite a fun time eating and..... catching pokemon..... If you haven't noticed Pokemon Go is now released on Malaysia and other parts of South East Asia so lets go catch em all!

Other than that well there is a PT3 Mock Exam coming up soon and what should I say? I guess it should be okay? PT3 doesn't really count as a Standard Exam anyways with the amount of leaks everywhere. What that I should be worried is the UEC examinations but that is in a different time.

Oh what else? I recently managed to ride the Ninebot one which is a one-wheel version of the ninebot mini and it does take some time to train but once you got the hang of it it is pretty easy to be honest.

Thats it for now HAVEANICEEDAYYYYYYYYYYYY

Questions About Life: Gaming

Ever wonder why do we like games or how modern video games are invented? Today we will answer your most burning questions about gaming!

1. Why Do Humans Play Games?
Obviously we play games because we invent them and we create what we want to play duh. Why do we make games in the first place then?

Well humans play games because it is fun, it creates a temporary objective for us and gives us the enjoyment of doing so.  As short-sighted beings, humans do not really care or interest long-term goals such as life so games were created to give distraction towards life and makes us happy as well. Also the fun factor on games such as chess, sports and other games make us play them regularly too.

2. Are Sports Games?
What? Sports are not games. Why kick ball where you can kick it digi......ohhh....

Sports are refined versions of specific games to make it a fair game between both sides. For instance, Football, Basketball, Chess or anything that is a fair game. That is why we have the classification of normal video games and Esports nowadays. Normal video games tend to heavily side to your favor such as a hero facing multiple enemies and you still win. Esports on the other side are skill-based games that is fair across the board and requires skill and coordination( If it is a team-based game ) to defeat the opponent. Esports comprise of Dota, CS, LoL, Starcraft and many more.

One of the many Esports tournaments 

3. How Do We Create Video Games?
Well it is very easy to be honest you just say to the computer "I want to make a game" and the computer will make it for you. The thing is whether your computer wants to make it for you thats why we have good games and bad games. It depends on the mood of the computer.

Video games are created by how every other computer program is created, code. Usually people start with thinking of a basic idea of a game such as story, gameplay etc. Then they will start creating characters, items, UI, physics and everything inside a game engine. After the main objects and gameplay were set they will go into beta stage which is to let the public try the game and send feedback to them so that they can improve the game by removing bugs. After that the game will be released to the public either free or with a price tag. Making a large game takes plenty of years and also tens or hundreds of people to create one.

4. When Was The First Video Game Invented?
Well this is easy, it is pong of course on the year 1999. Thats why everyone plays chess before that!

SpaceWar!

Well if we define Video Game as something fun it is SpaceWar! on the year 1961. It was a shooter which we must shoot off the incoming missles. The famous Pong came after that on the year 1972, with arcade games following soon. They are not as fun as they were today, but it is you know, still a game.

Well that it is for now! I hope you had fun reading this and learn some knowhow as well! I gotta go now so see ya soon!