nydailynews.com reported on the new phenomenon known as Pokemon Go. Obsessed fans of the new smartphone game Pokémon Go are flooding city landmarks by the dozens, chasing and catching the virtual creatures hidden throughout Central Park, Union Square Park and other spaces.
The wildly popular free “augmented-reality” game requires fans to move around in real life using their phones’ cameras and GPS to hunt for Pokémon that appear on their screens. The game encourages players to interact and explore their surroundings. The gamers are easy to spot — they all stared intently at their phones, wandering as if they were hunting for treasure.
Near E. 66th St. in Central Park, teenagers from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens walked around in groups, hunting for the creatures that tended to lurk near statues of the author Walter Scott, the legendary sled dog Balto and a memorial to the 107th Infantry in World War I. It was reported that there were so many players in one section of the park that it appeared to have overwhelmed the game’s system.
Some New Yorkers and tourists have embraced this "fad", while others cannot wait for it to be over. To read the article in its entirety, along with photos, click here.