Pokémon Go: how religious can an augmented reality hunt be?

This article deals with the Augmented Reality (AR) smartphone game Pokémon Go which caused a hype among players in summer 2016. The author shows by citing results of an extensive online media search that various churches and religious communities reacted to the game, either praising or condemning it...

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Main Author: Gabriel, Sonja (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Heidelberg University Publishing 2017
In: Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
Year: 2017, Volume: 12, Pages: 18-31
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pokémon Go / Reception / Religious institution
Further subjects:B Game
B techno-animism
B Augmented Reality
B Religion
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