Augmented reality is here to stay. But what happens when physical space is all that human beings share?
As I flick little balls at a stag-beetle monster called a Pinsir, the fabric of reality does not seem as if it’s under imminent threat. The animated thing jumps and dodges around in front of the masonic hall, finally succumbing to an upward index finger swipe. I’m left with a few stats and a wobbly camera-view of the street. As I meander around my neighbourhood, it’s diverting to have a gameworld overlaid on the familiar grid, but there’s nothing to suggest that Pokémon Go is anything more than a fad, certainly not that it’s an early ripple of a technological wave that could transform human society. And yet …
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What if someone elects to screen out certain aspects of their environment? Poverty, for example, or disabled people?
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Source: Why Pokémon Go is a game-changer for us all | Hari Kunzru
