這二天正當全台開始體驗風靡全美的手機遊戲 Pokémon Go (中文為精靈寶可夢) 時,美國猶他州普若佛(Provo) 市立圖書館向手遊公司提出不要再讓 Pokemon 出現在館內,結果很快的在8月2日就再也看不到了。
像這種可以吸引人潮到特定地點的遊戲應該是很受歡迎才對,各行業莫不希望可以透過它帶來人潮,進而創造錢潮或希望達到其他目地。所以各種教學陸續出現,我在臉書上就曾分享過如何借用Pokemon Go推銷自己的店舖報導
而圖書館人對這類工具從不落人後,目標當然是希望可以吸引人進圖書館,然後利用圖書館資源或增加閱讀人口!? 文後的延伸閱讀便提供了2個圖書館與 Pokemon 相關的連結,有興趣的可以看看[1-2]。
我想各位一定覺得很好奇,那為何 Provo City Library 會禁止 Pokemon 在館內出現呢? Provo City Library 在其部落格 (link) 做了一些說明,共有9個原因[3]:
- Increased wear on our grass 增加圖書館草皮的磨損
- An increase in our building’s power consumption 增加建築物用電量
- A dramatic increase in the amount of trash brought to the property 大量增加的垃圾
- We witnessed people selling food and other items—like our electricity—without a permit 發現人們未經允許販賣食物或其他東西,例如販賣圖書館的電力
- Many players frustrated when their cars were locked in our underground parking overnight 許多遊戲玩家的車被鎖在地下停車場
- Had complaints about noise levels and activity from surrounding properties 被抱怨過於吵雜
- People who came to actually attend library events and activities had difficulty parking close and had to park blocks away from the library 造成真正要來參加圖書館活動的人很難找停車位
- Alcohol consumption on the library grounds was reported 據報遊戲玩家在圖書館裡喝酒
- The most concerning were the injuries that occurred on property while playing Pokémon Go 還有人因玩 Pokemon 而受傷
下面是在群眾聚集在 Provo City Library 玩 Pokémon GO 的視頻,難怪圖書館會做此決定
真的太誇張了,不僅半夜,天還沒暗就已經聚集人潮了
我出於好奇心地也玩了一會兒 Pokémon GO,根據目前的經驗,當我補獲神奇寶貝(Pokemon) 後是立刻離開的,不會特意留下,就算留下也是在看還有沒有神奇寶貝,圖書館若想要利用這來把人潮轉為讀者,可能要有相對應的配套,只是這會不會又是館方的一廂情願。
延伸閱讀:
1. Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Shelves — Everything Librarians Need To Know About Pokemon Go!
2. ALSC Blog — Why Pokemon Go and The Library is a perfect partnership
3. KUTV — Top 9 reasons Provo Library removed its precious Pokéstops from the public
熱潮應該很快就會過了
“讓我們繼續看下去"… 持續觀察 🙂