The Phenomenon Pokémon Go. An Analysis

Trabajo , 2021 , 21 Páginas , Calificación: 2,7

Medios / Comunicación - Multimedia, internet, nuevas tecnologías

In 2016 when Pokémon Go was released, the hype around collecting Pokémon once again increased immensely and a lot of new players started to become interested in the world of Pokémon. This is owed to various features of the game. In the following, the reasons for the game’s success should be found out. To do so, the franchise history of Pokémon and the game Pokémon Go itself will be described, before focussing on space-time in games. Afterwards, criteria for successful pervasive gaming and augmented reality will be compared to Pokémon Go until cultural and social aspects will be included as well with special attention to hype. Lastly, the most important findings will be summarized in the conclusion.

Gaming is undisputedly one of the most liked free time activities. That is why the gaming industry is booming and constantly working on new games. Even though there are new games being released every year, some managed to stay successful over decades. Especially the Pokémon franchise is indispensable for the gaming community. For over 20 years the franchise is one of the most successful ones. For a lot of players, this series of games accompanied them since their childhood.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Pokémon
2.1 Franchise History
2.2 Pokémon Go: Game description

3. Space-Time according to Igarzäbal in Pokémon Go

4.1 Pervasive Gaming according to Hinske et al
4.2 Four Dimensions of Pervasive Games applied to Pokémon Go
4.3 Complement: Pervasive Games according to Jegers

5.1 Augmented Reality
5.2 Augmented Reality according to Knauer and Mütterlein
5.3 Classification of Knauer and Mütterlein applied to Pokémon Go

6.1 Cultural and Social Significance
6.2 Hype

5. Conclusion

Works cited

• Universidad: University of Dortmund
• Calificación: 2,7
• Autor: Lea-Christin Klaas (Autor)
• Año de publicación: 2021
• Páginas: 21
• No. de catálogo: V1214730
• ISBN (PDF): 9783346661074
• ISBN (Libro): 9783346661081
• Idioma: Inglés
• Etiqueta: phenomenon, pokémon, analysis