The Escapist Presents: Pokewalking with The Escapist

[Caliostro]

Oh come on, surely you can think of better ways:

- We're getting into the summer any month now, and summer comes with fans... Stick it to a fan "paddle" and enjoy your million steps WHILE you work.

- Instead of tying it to the car's windshield, why not tie it to the wheel "rays"? Going for a drive? Enjoy a huge "step" boost!

- ...Got a bike? Same as the car system.

- Alternatively, turn the bike upside down, tie the walker thing to the wheel ray-thing, and "manually" pedal. Not as constructive since you're not going anywhere, but on the other hand, there's no resistance, so you should get a lot more steps faster.

- Tie it to a small/medium size rope (about the size of your forearm at most) and swing it in circles.

- ....Blender?

I say this needs an episode 2.

 

[KValentine]

After watching this experiment I tried out the headbanging thing while sitting at my desk and it worked pretty well. Granted, it was hard to watch the shaky computer screen and I had typos galore, but I never really got any work done whenever they play Queen on the radio.

 

[nick n stuff]

i cant decide if the pokewalker is a good idea or just lame. awesome video though.

 

[Virgil]

Awww your dog is so cute, also I didn't know The Escapist headquarters was that large.

We have an office in one of the corners of one of the floors of that building. The whole thing isn't ours

Symantec has the entire first floor though.

 

[Kruxxor]

Ummm... You can't evolve a Pokemon in the Pokewalker >.>;; I've tried it. It can't learn any moves, either. That can only be done in-game.

The programme pronounces Gyarados as

"Garadose"

 

[Danika Young]

Holding it in my hand and shaking it up and down seems to work well for me... And keeping it attached to my pocket while I drive. It seems to count every little bump as a step.

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

I can say for a fact that I generate mad Watts by attaching my Pokewalker to the side of my shoe next to the heel while I am sitting in my office at work. If you have restless legs like me, just make sure the back of your heel is lightly tapping the ground-- the device seems to respond to force rather than just movement.

 

[McBurks]

I just walk to my train station everyday. It's like 5,000 steps in 20 minutes.

 

[Twilight_guy]

Poke-dog... useful and adorable.

So you don't want to walk 500 mules and then 500 more just to be the man who walk a thousand miles unlocks all the pokecontent?

My solution would be to tie the thing to a vacuum cleaner and see if that works, but I guess the wipers really are effective.

 

[edgeofblade]

Ok.... I'm going to describe this in the coldest most clinical method I can, so as to avoid suspension and ban.

Why not try using a Poké-walker during sexual intercourse? Not that I want to see the video of it on this site, mind you. They could call it Poké.... well, Poké-poker, to be perfectly frank.

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

I choose secret option X:

Tape it to the wrist of a teenage boy between the ages of 13-18...

[sub]I'm very sorry everyone, I'll take my leave now![/sub]

Ninja'd! But yes, you could reach unfathomable levels in very little time.

 

[Guy32]

ga-ra-dos?

I've always used this one. I'm pretty sure it's what they used in the show.

Anyway, I heard that taping it to a jackhammer works pretty well.

 

[Galad]

Me, out loud, at the two minute mark:

"TAPE IT TO JORDAN DEAM!"

Then at three and a half minutes, you actually did.

I laughed.

And I laughed out loud at this post. Anyone wanna offer a Chaos Theory explanation?

So, I take it you've been to the Escapist HQ, Shamus?

 

[Rathy]

This was pretty awesome. I had a few of those ideas, but I lack the resources to use them, or the randomness to come up with the other ones. Then again, I walk a ton, so I've always just done that and been too lazy to experiment, as I could be crazy breeding eevees instead...

 

[Tolerant Fanboy]

I was rooting for the Wiimote-Pokèwalker chimera, if only to harness the power of those sweet, sweet Miyamoto tears. I hear they cure cancer, but only in mushrooms and Pikmin.

Ok.... I'm going to describe this in the coldest most clinical method I can, so as to avoid suspension and ban.

Why not try using a Poké-walker during sexual intercourse? Not that I want to see the video of it on this site, mind you. They could call it Poké.... well, Poké-poker, to be perfectly frank.

Well, that gives a whole new meaning to the term Pokèmon Breeder...

 

[sneakypenguin]

Ahh funny stuff. Personally clock pendulum works decently for racking up the steps.


Unrelated note, Funk is a handsome man...

 

[whiskey_hicks]

...This is sadly the first time I have even heard of the Poké-walker... granted I hardly pay attention to any DS Game that isn't an Strategy RPG. How fiendishly interactive.

Also that dog is adorable!

 

[madman485]

sub woofer + clean tone at 120Hz (sine wave) + pokewalker + tape = great success

just let it run and get on with your day.

 

[Enigmers]

I got about a thousand steps from three or four songs of Rock Band, which says "Yo dawg, we herd you like games, so we put a game in your game so you can play while you play."

I also get about 2000 steps daily from walking the dog.

 

[Jaebird]

John Funk, my arch nemesis. At last I see your face, and in motion; an in sound; and in a snazzy coat.