Pokemon Go head says augmented reality’s potential goes beyond the visual

By Emma Boyle

John Hanke, CEO of Pokemon Go creator Niantic, has said that augmented reality has a broad future that goes beyond the visual and that games are the right medium for experimenting with it.

During the GamesBeat Summit in California (via VentureBeat), Hanke explained his vision for AR using an Arthur C Clarke quote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

To achieve that vision, however, he said that experimentation is essential and that games are the ideal medium for pushing new technologies.

The reason for this? According to Hanke, gamers are more “willing to put up with glitches and some imperfections in tech.”

Room to experiment

Now, anyone that’s visited a forum or comments section after the release of a particularly glitchy game will perhaps join us in looking at the camera disbelievingly here. But Hanke isn’t entirely wrong – with games becoming more online and service based it is true that users are more accustomed to bugs in their purchases and willing to wait for them to be ironed out.

With the AR hit Pokemon Go, which is still going strong, Hanke did prove that there’s room for new experiences in gaming and that the bugs and glitches …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming