Riding the Pokémon Go wave but stuck on training your Pokémon to fight in gyms? Haven’t quite mastered when to tap and when to swipe? Look no further Two weeks in, Pokémon Go fever continues, but as new players join it’s getting difficult to compete in gyms. Here’s some advanced tips to help you get...
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Pokémon Go: where does augmented reality go next?
It’s the hottest game in the world right now, but what do games developers think of Pokémon Go, and where do they think its success will take augmented reality? Pokémon Go hit the UK app store right smack in the middle of Brighton’s game developer conference Develop, and it seemed suddenly the entire indie community...
Star Wars studio teams with Magic Leap to debut mixed reality project
Another veil of mystery fell away from “mixed reality” company Magic Leap on Thursday as it announced a strategic partnership with Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars franchise And to kick that partnership off, Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB (a branch of the company devoted to developing immersive content) posted a stunning video demonstration of the technology...
Why Apple isn't talking about virtual reality just yet
SAN FRANCISCO — Anyone who was at Apple’s 2016 World Wide Developers Conference keynote will tell you it was jam-packed with software platform information. But it was also notable for what it didn’t contain. There were no hardware teases. No Apple Car mentions (aside from the Siri-CarPlay updates). And perhaps most tellingly, no virtual reality or augmented reality promises,...
Apple plans to invest in augmented reality following success of Pokémon Go
Chief executive Tim Cook said the computing platform is going to be ‘huge’ as he announced third-quarter revenue was down 15% from last year Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has told investors that augmented reality is going to be “huge” and that the company is investing in the technology. Responding to a question about Pokémon Go...
Nintendo shares plummet after it points out it doesn't make Pokémon Go
Hit mobile game, made by Niantic, will have a ‘limited’ effect on Nintendo’s finances, the company has warned Nintendo’s share price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has plummeted 17% in one day, apparently due to investors belatedly discovering that the company doesn’t actually make Pokémon Go, the latest mobile gaming phenomenon. The company is still...
Pokémon Go is just the start – Silicon Valley is taking over our reality
New technologies from games to the internet of things are integrating every aspect of our lives into a global network that serves monopoly capitalism From minefields in Bosnia to military bases in Indonesia, from Holocaust museums to Julian Assange’s embassy, Pokémon seem to be everywhere. As Pokémon Go takes over the world, Saudi clerics have...
I don’t want to be a wet blanket about Pokémon Go … | Hannah Jane Parkinson
How far should we believe the benefical claims made for the augmented reality game? A s with the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, in which one encounters something new and then cannot escape it, Pokémon Go has seemingly come from nowhere and is now everywhere. Pokémon No. I’ve felt great cynicism towards adults clutching phones and waving their...
Games review roundup: Pokémon Go; Hawken; Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC pack 2
Augmented reality Pokémon is a global blockbuster, but full of glitches; far better to settle down with a satisfying FPS or some Zelda-based hack and slash Android, iOS, the Pokémon Company, cert: 3★★ Continue reading… Source: Games review roundup: Pokémon Go; Hawken; Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC pack 2
Apple may be jumping on the smart glasses bandwagon, report says
Snapchat just made a pair of smart glasses people are genuinely into, and it appears Apple might want in on the smart glasses action, too. According to a report in Bloomberg, the company is considering making a foray into wearables by way of a pair of digital glasses. “People familiar with the matter,” who declined...