the weird W glasses are associated with old school delinquents in japan, but the orange version of it is usually a pop culture reference to Kamina from Gurren Lagann
im sory... pokemon SMILE??it was announced in 2019 I think but game freak suddenly stopped talking about it and everyone assumed it had been cancelled until the last pokemon direct where they reannounced it i think
it's honestly very cool how pokémon has been using its mobile spin offs to promote some important routine stuff to their audience??
Pokémon Smile promoting oral hygiene, Pokémon GO promoting going outside for walks/ socializing, and now Pokémon Sleep seemingly going to promote healthier sleep schedules
I mean it's mainly so kids and teens indirectly build healthy habits??i mean i guess from one perspective it could be "cool" but... its kind of sad to me that that is the incentive to do things we should be doing anyway... its so dystopian and upsetting to me
Why is a reward system needed? Why not just build the habits?I mean it's mainly so kids and teens indirectly build healthy habits??
It's not like they'll forever be reliant on **** like Pokémon Smile to brush their teeth lmfao, it's not too different from a cartoon ad teaching it, except it has a more rewardy system
is it not easier to build habits with rewards? it's how most things work, for any animal, including humansWhy is a reward system needed? Why not just build the habits?
Except the reason for doing these things is the reward. You work because you need to earn money to make a living. You study to get good grades as an indicator of learning. You brush your teeth to keep them healthy. And so on and so forthyou work a job, you get paid
you study, you get a good grade
If you're like 5 surebrushing your teeth or going for a jog won't give you any reward short time, but making it so a game gives you an alternative reward in the meanwhile can help you maintain interest
I've had plenty of friends with pretty severe depression that would often avoid going out or socialize that heavily improved because of pokémon GO and its community, so it definitely has major benefits for teens and young adults tooIf you're like 5 sure
Because heaven forbid that parents actually do their job, it's been that way for thousands of years so that must mean that it's obsolete and archaic.but yea pokémon smile is particularly aimed at small kids, the point is to make brushing teeth fun so they look forward to it in their everyday
so yea the audience for that is actually kids who are like 5?