Accessing the Pokélayer: Augmented Reality and Fantastical Play in Pokémon Go
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
11-7-2019
Publication Title
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-27986-8_9
Abstract
The mobile gaming phenomenon Pokémon Go is one of the first successful mainstream games to feature augmented reality (AR) components, giving players the feeling of hunting Pokémon in real-life settings. Pokémon Go offers players access to “Pokélayer,” a game layer laid on top of the real world, combining GPS and an AR mode. This ability to turn daily activities into gameplay affords players the opportunity to live out their fantasy of being a Pokémon Trainer. The authors present findings from a phenomenological study with 30 participants showing the variant ways in which the Pokélayer and augmented reality’s capability for fantasy play emerged.
Recommended Citation
Jensen, Lucas J., Keri Valentine, Joshua P. Case.
2019.
"Accessing the Pokélayer: Augmented Reality and Fantastical Play in Pokémon Go."
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook: 87-103: Springer.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-27986-8_9
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/leadership-facpubs/277
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Comments
Georgia Southern University faculty member, Lucas J. Jensen co-authored Accessing the Pokélayer: Augmented Reality and Fantastical Play in Pokémon Go.