The Pokémon fad shows the unnerving future of augmenting reality
by Matt Vella
Jul 16, 2016
2 minutes
ON A RECENT SUMMER EVENING, something strange happened in Prospect Park, in Brooklyn. As usual, joggers zipped along the edge of Long Meadow and dog owners did their postprandial duty. But this time they were joined by a dozen people shuffling about haphazardly, their zombie eyes fixed on glowing phone screens. This ad hoc crowd was busy catching Pokémon, the virtual creatures at the heart of the latest out-of-nowhere smartphone craze.
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