Pokémon Go and augmented virtual reality games: A cautionary commentary for parents and pediatricians

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 673-677

  Serino, Maeve ^a   Cordrey, Kyla ^b   McLaughlin, Laura ^c   Milanaik, Ruth L ^d  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Hofstra Northwell Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children s Medical Center of NY Northwell Health   (United States)

Author keywords

augmented virtual reality game; injury; Pok mon Go; predators

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ALERTNESS; CHILD SAFETY; COST; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MEMORY; PARENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL WELL-BEING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIALIZATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VIDEO GAME; VIOLENCE; VIRTUAL REALITY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFETY;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; HUMANS; PARENTING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SAFETY; VIDEO GAMES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84980361351     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: 1531698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000409     Document Type: Review

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