微軟調研稱玩《精靈寶可夢Go》可延年益壽

Forget fitness trackers and fitness apps.

忘記計步器和各種健身應用軟件吧。

Researchers say the augmented reality game Pokemon Go could have added 2.83 million years of life expectancy by simply getting people off the couch to hunt for virtual monsters.

研究人員近日表示，僅僅通過讓人們離開沙發去捕獵虛擬怪獸，增強現實遊戲《精靈寶可夢GO》就能讓預期壽命增加283萬年。

The study was done by Microsoft Research and found that Pokemon Go players, on average, increased the number of steps they took by 26 percent, with the most sedentary benefiting the most.

這項研究是由微軟研究院負責進行的。他們發現，《精靈寶可夢GO》玩家平均每人行走的步數增加了26%，而且平時坐得最久的受益也最多。

Looked at another way, that's 194 more steps per day taken, or roughly 160 meters.

從另一個角度看，他們每天多走了194步，約合160米。

When totaled, researchers said cumulatively, the roughly 25 million Pokemon Go-playing Americans took 144 billion more steps or the equivalent of 143 round trips to the moon.

研究人員表示，玩《精靈寶可夢GO》的美國人共計約有2500萬人，他們可以多走近1440億步，總距離大約可以往來地球和月球之間143趟。

Activity increases were seen among genders, ages, weight and general levels of health.

不管什麼性別、年齡、體重，以及健康狀況如何，人們的運動量都增加了。

The researchers say that since activity lowers mortality, all the extra activity from Pokemon Go could mean 2.83 million more years of life expectancy.

研究人員表示，運動可以降低死亡率，而因爲《精靈寶可夢GO》所產生的額外運動量意味着預期壽命增加283萬年。

Players who take 1,000 steps per day could lengthen their lives by 41.4 days.

每天走1000步的玩家可以把壽命延長41.4天。

The one downside of the study is that interest in the game appeared to have peaked in the summer. Less interest and colder weather could reduce the number of players sharply.

不過，該研究還表明，玩這個遊戲也有消極的一面，那就是：對遊戲的興趣在夏天已經達到了頂峯。興趣的消減和變冷的天氣會使玩家人數銳減。