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I am currently playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. When first downloading this application, you are first presented with choosing the clothes, hair style and accessories for your character. This allowed me to express myself through a character and what kind of clothing i am more attracted to. It also allows you to decorate a camper van, which showcases the ability to create and showcase what my ideal house decorates or what kind of furniture i am interested in. Although this game is not super ideal with real life, it gives the experience of catching fish, shells, or bugs and helping other animals by completing requests in order to earn bells (currency on Animal Crossing) or supplies in order to customize your camp or camper the way you want. Below are images depicting how the game works and the customization of my camper van and campsite, as well as the activities available on the game. As I continue to play this game, I will be able to further customize myself with ease when I am able to afford to purchase the items presented in the Nook store.

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  1. Fullwin LiangApril 26, 2020 at 4:51 PM

    Hello Erika,

    I find it very interesting that you posted about this game for this blog post. I can see the popularity of this game rise and increase more as people are being quarantined due to the unfortunate occurrence of Covid19. Recently, I have been seeing this game all over New Media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and Youtube. I can see why it is becoming more popular because people are able to communicate with their friends and family in a virtual world where you can make unique customization to make your character appear like yourself.

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  2. anum.sheikhMay 5, 2020 at 2:54 PM

    Hi Erika, great blog post! Similar to Fullwin, I have also been seeing a lot of people on my social media platforms post about this game because everyone is quarantined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I always questioned why people play this game but as you described this game and added pictures, I see why people do and would actually like to try it out myself now! Many people are not able to enjoy the outside world right now because of quarantine so they are resorting to a virtual world such as Animal Crossing, and I can see why! Great post.

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