Entertainment Vs Reality – The Convergence

Pokémon player breaks out his gun to pop a feral yute, so he can get back to his game:

A gunman and his underage driver tried to rob a group of people playing the popular Pokemon Go game, triggering a shootout after one of the players pulled out his own weapon at a Las Vegas park that has become a hot spot for virtual creature hunting.

Shortly after 4 a.m., a group of six people were at a public park east of downtown playing the popular smartphone game, which sends players to physical locations to “catch” virtual Pokemon characters.

Police said an armed man and the young driver drove up to the group in an SUV and demanded their possessions at gunpoint. One of the Pokemon players who has a concealed weapons permit drew his own gun and the two sides exchanged fire.

If I controlled that game I would give beaucoup bonus points for capping a real-life savage while on the hunt for Pokémons.

We are coming to a point where real life is actually more action packed than our videogames. Who would think that one day we would prefer those moments when reality dragged us away from our games, and feel a little bummed when the real action was over, and all that was left was a silly little game about catching imaginary animals.

It would also point to a quick draw and snap shot from under concealment, combined with the simultaneous quick side step and drop to a crouch to get ahead of your opponent’s reaction and minimize frontal area, as being a vital tool in the coming unrest.

The days of Jelly Bryce, who practiced that exact move in front of a mirror for up to eight hours per day, are coming back.