{"id":1815,"date":"2016-07-19T16:14:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T16:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2016-07-19T18:16:50","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T18:16:50","slug":"keep-calm-and-pokemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/2016\/07\/19\/keep-calm-and-pokemon\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Calm and Pok\u00e9mon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no need to stand in the heat to catch your Bulbasaurs. \u00a0Come to the Ross Pendergraft Library, now a PokeStop in the popular creature-grabbing, location-based app.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/library.atu.edu\/about\/vmap\/vmap1.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1817\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1817\" title=\"PS: The librarians cannot be 'caught', so stop pointing your phones at us.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/07\/13718503_1137336932998925_2371781193090213479_n.jpg?resize=366%2C651\" alt=\"screenshot of Pokestop\" width=\"366\" height=\"651\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In case you haven\u2019t downloaded the app yet (or are vigorously rolling your eyes right now), there are PokeStops all over campus, including gyms at Bastech, Doc Bryan, and Tech Baseball Field.\u00a0 You can view the full map, as of 7\/18\/16, here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/29L2Lzs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1844\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1844 size-full\" title=\"For larger image, click here\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/07\/map-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C941\" alt=\"campus map of pokestops\" width=\"2048\" height=\"941\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStop\u00a0by the library, catch \u2018em all, and while you you\u2019re at it, catch some other things like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/atu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/01ARKTECH:Everything:01ARKTECH_ALMA2127857550002606\" target=\"_blank\">DVDs<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/atu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/01ARKTECH:default_scope:01ARKTECH_ALMA2134769410002606\" target=\"_blank\">books<\/a>,<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/atu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/01ARKTECH:Everything:TN_nature_a10.1038\/438897a\" target=\"_blank\">research articles<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 The library is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/library.atu.edu\/about\/hours\/\" target=\"_blank\">open all summer long<\/a> <\/strong>to satisfy your academic and casual knowledge cravings.<\/p>\n<p>Think you can design a game better than Pok\u00e9mon Go?\u00a0 Learn how with our new books to support the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atu.edu\/catalog\/undergraduate\/colleges\/arts_humanities\/art\/game_media.php\" target=\"_blank\">Bachelor of Arts in Game and Interactive Media<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atu.edu\/catalog\/undergraduate\/colleges\/arts_humanities\/art\/game_media.php\" target=\"_blank\"> Design<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/atu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/01ARKTECH:default_scope:01ARKTECH_ALMA2147645910002606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1819\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1819\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/07\/briefhistory.jpg?resize=40%2C62\" alt=\"briefhistory\" width=\"40\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/atu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/01ARKTECH:default_scope:01ARKTECH_ALMA2147645910002606\" target=\"_blank\">A brief history of video games<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/01ARKTECH:default_scope:01ARKTECH_ALMA2147645840002606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1821\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/07\/gameart.jpg?resize=47%2C58\" alt=\"gameart\" width=\"47\" height=\"58\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/atu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/01ARKTECH:default_scope:01ARKTECH_ALMA2147645840002606\" target=\"_blank\">Game art : art from 40 video games and interviews with their creators<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/atu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/01ARKTECH:default_scope:01ARKTECH_ALMA2147848930002606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1832\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/07\/stateofplay.jpg?resize=47%2C59\" alt=\"stateofplay\" width=\"47\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/atu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/01ARKTECH:default_scope:01ARKTECH_ALMA2147848930002606\" target=\"_blank\">The state of play : creators 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