What is Pokemon Go?
Pokemon Go is a mobile-phone game based on Pokemon cartoon characters
and augmented reality. Augmented reality refers to a real-time
representation of any actual physical environment with certain elements
that are highlighted or modified. In other words, a view of any real
world environment onscreen with certain modifications. Developed by
Niantic labs, this technology was released on 6 July on Android and iOS
in selected countries. Pokemon Go players have to move around in the
physical world to catch Pokemon, join gyms and battle with other
players. Just as in the animation series.
Pokémon Go is getting Indian youth to do what their parents never could....
Young Indians are visiting temples more frequently—but not due to religious reasons.
The hit game Pokémon Go is drawing youngsters in
India to visit temples as many “pokéstops,” or locations where you can
find Pokémon, are located inside these places of worship.
Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game by
Japan’s Nintendo. The game requires players to search real-world
locations for hidden Pokémon and capture them.
“Playing Pokémon Go in India is almost a pilgrimage,” a Reddit user noted.
Another user said he had been to six temples on his way back from work
to catch Pokemon. Paying the game was helping
another gain brownie
points from his mother. “Me to Mom: Mandir hoke aa raha hu (I am going to the temple)—win-win situation.”
Pokémon Go is yet to be officially launched in
India, but it has many users in the country already. Social media has
been flooded with tricks that let Indians access the game.
The game has gone viral globally, and surpassed the daily active user numbers of Twitter, according to TechCrunch. Gamers are spending more time on Pokémon Go than on other popular apps like Facebook and Snapchat.
India still isn’t among the top 20 countries by active users of Pokémon Go, which includes several countries where the game is not yet launched.
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