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  Pokémon Go and Augmented Reality

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  Colin Wheeler Georgia State University

  October 17, 2016

  and battle by your side. Pokemon Go eschews the notion that gamers must huddle away in their room, ...
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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 ... 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 ...