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  Gotta Catch On: Intertextuality and the Popularity of Pokémon Go

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  Katharine McCain The Ohio State University

  October 15, 2016

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  to spread Pokémon Go to as wide an audience as possible, including non-gamers.  Initially Niantic ... Episode 40. This not only cashed in on twenty years of nostalgia, but also encouraged fans outside the ... possibilities. How awesome would it be if Eleven, Negasonic, and Furiosa were the same being, the ultimate ...
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  Where the Wi-Fi Ends

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  Alenda Chang University of California, Santa Barbara

  October 15, 2016

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  Where the Wi-Fi Ends augmented reality critical infrastructure ecomedia Environment games media Pokemon Go Curator's Note Don’t get me wrong, I love Pokémon Go. As the screenshots show, I have played a lot. But as someone who works on how games model ...
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  Pokemon Go, Queer Spaces, and Queer Contact

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  Edmond Y. Chang Ohio University

  October 15, 2016

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  Granted there are limits to this queer possibility--particularly for already marginalized or precariously ...