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Pokemons everywhere: The world’s on the Go, trying to catch ‘em all

No, these people have not congregated for a movie screening or a music fest or a comic on. They had gathered outside San Francisco’s Ferry Building on July 20, 2016 to play a game that has blurred the boundaries between the virtual and the real, mixing the two, and the result couldn’t have been more overwhelming. (NYT)

Updated on: Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM IST

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No, these people have not congregated for a movie screening or a music fest or a comic on. They had gathered outside San Francisco’s Ferry Building on July 20, 2016 to play a game that has blurred the boundaries between the virtual and the real, mixing the two, and the result couldn’t have been more overwhelming. (NYT)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

No, these people have not congregated for a movie screening or a music fest or a comic on. They had gathered outside San Francisco’s Ferry Building on July 20, 2016 to play a game that has blurred the boundaries between the virtual and the real, mixing the two, and the result couldn’t have been more overwhelming. (NYT)

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Nintendo’s Pokemon Go — an augmented reality game — has struck people around the world like a strong bolt of lightening. In the short span of time since its launch, it has created a lot of controversy for popping up in inappropriate places — cemeteries, military bases, New York’s 9/11 Memorial and the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

Nintendo’s Pokemon Go — an augmented reality game — has struck people around the world like a strong bolt of lightening. In the short span of time since its launch, it has created a lot of controversy for popping up in inappropriate places — cemeteries, military bases, New York’s 9/11 Memorial and the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. (AFP)

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So much so that some countries have banned it and others have made playing it a criminal offence. Several nations, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia, Indonesia, Belarus, Turkey Australia and Portugal have either banned it or issued a fatwa against it or threatened employees with immediate dismissal if seen playing. (AP)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

So much so that some countries have banned it and others have made playing it a criminal offence. Several nations, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia, Indonesia, Belarus, Turkey Australia and Portugal have either banned it or issued a fatwa against it or threatened employees with immediate dismissal if seen playing. (AP)

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In this photo, Egyptian dentist Mark Shehata, 24, plays the geo-location-based app while driving in Cairo. Hamdi Bakheet, a member of the defence and national security committee in the Egyptian parliament said, Pokémon Go is the “latest tool used by spy agencies in the intel war, a cunning despicable app that tries to infiltrate our communities in the most innocent way under the pretext of entertainment”. (AP)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

In this photo, Egyptian dentist Mark Shehata, 24, plays the geo-location-based app while driving in Cairo. Hamdi Bakheet, a member of the defence and national security committee in the Egyptian parliament said, Pokémon Go is the “latest tool used by spy agencies in the intel war, a cunning despicable app that tries to infiltrate our communities in the most innocent way under the pretext of entertainment”. (AP)

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People play Pokemon Go in a park in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Civil servants in all Indonesian government departments, from ministries to the intelligence agency, have been ordered not to play Pokemon Go at work in order to protect “state secrets.” (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

People play Pokemon Go in a park in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Civil servants in all Indonesian government departments, from ministries to the intelligence agency, have been ordered not to play Pokemon Go at work in order to protect “state secrets.” (REUTERS)

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A Syrian gamer catches a Pokemon amid the rubble in the besieged rebel-controlled town of Douma, a flashpoint of the conflict, east of the Syrian capital Damascus. (AFP)

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A Syrian gamer catches a Pokemon amid the rubble in the besieged rebel-controlled town of Douma, a flashpoint of the conflict, east of the Syrian capital Damascus. (AFP)

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Participants of a ‘Poketour’ organised by the municipality in San Salvador, El Salvador. (REUTERS)

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Participants of a ‘Poketour’ organised by the municipality in San Salvador, El Salvador. (REUTERS)

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India isin’t far behind in the celebration of Pokemon mania. Several walks are being organised across the country by gamers who wish to catch as many Pokemons as quickly as possible. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

India isin’t far behind in the celebration of Pokemon mania. Several walks are being organised across the country by gamers who wish to catch as many Pokemons as quickly as possible. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Recently, a 24-year-old New Zealander, Tom Currie, quit his job in Auckland to become a full-time Pokémon hunter. He is soon to take a two-month tour of New Zealand to capture all the Pokémon released on the app so far. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

Recently, a 24-year-old New Zealander, Tom Currie, quit his job in Auckland to become a full-time Pokémon hunter. He is soon to take a two-month tour of New Zealand to capture all the Pokémon released on the app so far. (REUTERS)

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With the game’s growing popularity, more and more tourist sites and landmarks around the world — including Washington’s National Mall, Sydney’s Opera House, America’s national parks and New York’s Museum of Modern Art — are capitalising on the phenomenon and inviting players to pay a visit. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

With the game’s growing popularity, more and more tourist sites and landmarks around the world — including Washington’s National Mall, Sydney’s Opera House, America’s national parks and New York’s Museum of Modern Art — are capitalising on the phenomenon and inviting players to pay a visit. (REUTERS)

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Some experts believe that Pokemon Go has just initiated the infiltration of augmented reality in our daily lives. With the game already taking the world by storm, they say augmented books, menus, and architecture may not be far away. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

Some experts believe that Pokemon Go has just initiated the infiltration of augmented reality in our daily lives. With the game already taking the world by storm, they say augmented books, menus, and architecture may not be far away. (REUTERS)

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However certain others think of it as nothing more than a fad, which will die a brutal and devastating death in a short while just like hula hoops, Tetris, Rubik’s cube, Tamagotchi and flash mobs. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 26, 2016 4:47 PM

However certain others think of it as nothing more than a fad, which will die a brutal and devastating death in a short while just like hula hoops, Tetris, Rubik’s cube, Tamagotchi and flash mobs. (REUTERS)

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