Jul 20 2016
Pokémon Go – The latest game fever catching up the globe!

For all the virtual reality games you have played till date, Pokémon Go has promised to take you to a different level of augmented reality. I’m sure you’d have it on your favorite list among the other games on your smart device once you play Pokémon Go.

Here’s a guy I ran into last week on Lake Ave in Pasadena hunting for Pokemon.

 

What is PokémonGo all about!

Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game developed by Niantic which was released in some countries on 6th July 2016 for iOS and Android users. It is a free-to-play location based game where the game app uses the GPS and the camera of the phone to allow the user to capture, battle and train virtual creatures called Pokémon. These Pokémon appear on the device screens that bring the look and feel of reality to the user. The game has two modes that offer single and multi-player functionality.

How to get started with Pokémon Go?

Like every other virtual reality game, a player needs to create his/her avatar by selecting a hair, skin, eye color, style and outfit after establishing the game account successfully. Once the avatar is created, it’s displayed at the player’s current location along with a map of the player’s immediate surroundings. The game app uses the GPS and camera to capture the details of the player’s immediate surroundings. Features on the map include a number of PokéStops and Pokémon gyms. Click gameplay to read more about the game.

An optional companion Bluetooth wearable device, the Pokémon Go Plus, is planned for future release that will enable the players to perform certain actions without looking at their smart device.

Regional availability

Although Pokémon Go is released in most of the countries in the West, it is yet to be launched in the East and the Asian countries. The game was released in the United States, Australia and New Zealand on July 6, 2016.

On July 13, 2016, the release was followed in Germany, in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2016, and in Italy, Spain and Portugal on July 15, 2016.

On July 16, 2016, the game was released in most of the countries in the European continent –Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland.

Canada received the release of Pokémon Go on July 17, 2016 while on July 19, Puerto Rico received its’ release. In the East, the game was made available to Japan on July 20, 2016.

Gaining Popularity

The Pokémon Go fever is spreading across users in the countries where the game is launched. It has become the fastest game to top the App Store and Google Play, beating the Clash Royale and Candy Crush Saga. Within two days of its’ release, it was installed on more than 5% of Android devices in the United States, according to SimilarWeb. On July 12, the game became the most loved and most active mobile game in the United States with 21 million active users, breaking the previous record of 20 million users who played Candy Crush Saga. Such positive response from the users has been a boon to the stock value to the Pokemon Company and Nintendo.

Effects on Health

Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game which has been suggested that it can potentially improve the mental and physical health of players suffering from depression and social anxiety. The social nature of the game provides easy avenues for those with social anxiety to interact with the people of all backgrounds. Numerous people have reported increased sense of motivation to exercise and improved moods.

Download Pokémon Go now to experience the augmented reality technology in your real world!

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Go

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