Imagine Pokémon in the “Real” world: a Deleuzian approach to<i>Pokémon GO</i>and augmented reality

Grandinetti, Justin; Ecenbarger, Charles

doi:10.1080/15295036.2018.1512751

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“…Urban mobility reflects preexisting conditions such as poor urban planning, racial segregation, and income inequality. In the case of location-based mobile games, the very composition of urban environments determines who can play as well as where and how (Grandinetti and Ecenbarger, 2018). Salen and Tekinbaş (2017) offer anecdotes from Black Pokémon Go players, who adapted their appearance and changed their demeanor to assimilate to White norms when playing in primarily “white” neighborhoods.…”

Section: Framing Pokémon Go Play Within Networked Urban Mobilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Playful mobilities in the Global South: A study of Pokémon Go play in Rio de Janeiro and Nairobi

Silva¹,

Glover-Rijkse²,

Njathi

et al. 2021

New Media & Society

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Pokémon Go is the most popular location-based game worldwide. As a location-based game, Pokémon Go’s gameplay is connected to networked urban mobility. However, urban mobility differs significantly around the world. Large metropoles in South America and Africa, for example, experience ingrained social, cultural, and economic inequalities. With this in mind, we interviewed Pokémon Go players in two Global South cities, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Nairobi (Kenya), to understand how players navigate urban spaces not only based on gameplay but with broader concerns for safety. Our findings reveal that players negotiate their urban mobilities based on perceptions of risk and safety, choosing how to move around and avoiding areas known for violence and theft. These findings are relevant for understanding the social and political aspects of networked urban spaces as well as for investigating games as venues through which we can understand ordinary life, racial, gender, and socioeconomic inequalities.

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Section: Framing Pokémon Go Play Within Networked Urban Mobilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%