So, we learned Ingress locations were set by white tech-savvy players. But why is that? Why does tech-savvy often mean not black or latinx?
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Pokestops are also located in parks. Sadly, too many communities of color lack green space/parks, which means less pokestops.
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I've noticed that lots of white commercial areas/downtown have triangle patch with a pokestop. Exactly none in my area do.
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I play
#PokémonGO, so I know that I can play from home... But I can't get free pokeballs, incense, incubators, etc here.#mypokehood -
I *must* go to a pokestop to collect those items in order to keep enjoying the game. Either that, or I have to buy the items.
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That means inequity built into
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People of color can also go to more white commercial/downtown areas to enjoy more pokestops. But we're not always safe there.
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Omar Akil wrote about his apprehensions of playing
#PokémonGO while being a black man:https://medium.com/mobile-lifestyle/warning-pokemon-go-is-a-death-sentence-if-you-are-a-black-man-acacb4bdae7f#.a2v508tgr … -
I agree with Akil, but also wonder what
#mypokehood means for black women. Women in general have a different relationship with public space -
I'm going to guess that most of the Ingress stops were created by men. What would
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What if black women, who safety is always in jeopardy, could create augmented reality maps? How much better would this be?!
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Super helpful, ty for this!
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they won't put pokestops at schools. They want kids at school to be paying attention to school. Not playing Pokemon.
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#Ingress stopped accepting submissions at schools to protect children, keep adults/cars from loitering. Same for fire/police.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I assumed no stops at schools was on-purpose, so gamers wouldn't be disruptive. But I absolutely agree with your overall points.
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I've noticed that most schools don't have Pokestops around my area. Prolly don't want to attract randoms to school zones.
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I'm not sure if you want to incentive strangers coming to schools for pokestops. There are student safety concerns
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Probably because kids shouldnt be playing this at school...
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On the Ingress webpage it says that locations on the grounds of primary or secondary schools should not be submitted.
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