Pokémon GO taps into our primal need to explore and our inherent human addiction traits. We've been trying to 'catch them all' for years now, and now that we actually can we are damn well going to try. Games like Ingress and Father.io have touched on that augmented reality world, but let's be honest here, they aren't Pokémon. Hoping to have some more adventures soon.' Just be sure you have a good data plan.Īlso see: Verizon To Raise Rates And Data CapsĪugmented reality hasn't quite achieved the type of popularity with the general consumer that virtual reality has, yet is far more accessible. 'There's all kinds of water Pokémon near me since I'm right next to a lake. 'I did go on a walk this morning and while walking by the nearby lake I caught a Psyduck,' says Orlando based John 'Hex' Carter. Water based Pokémon can be found near the water, grass based Pokémon can be found out in the cornfields and so on. Kind of like geocaching without someone burying something in the woods.

Pokémon GO uses GPS to place Pokémon around our world.

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