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Niantic and The Pokemon Company placed collectible creatures at real map coordinates, so playing required walking outdoors. Crowds formed in parks and public squares worldwide within days of release.
Location-based play worked at enormous scale, using ordinary phone sensors and a map rather than special hardware. The release also proved that a game could reorganize the use of physical public space, which raised questions about mapping, permission and consent that cities are still working through.
