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Re:A Peek Inside the Niantic Real World AR Platform by proto-n on Friday June 29, 2018 @07:41AM (#17423893)
Yeah that's what many people confuse. In pokemon go, AR, meaning 3d stuff rendered over the camera input, is not really essential to the game, and most people never even use it, as it drains the battery too much.

On the other hand AR, as in augmented world map, is the core of the game and is brilliant.

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Re:A Peek Inside the Niantic Real World AR Platform by LinkDJ on Friday June 29, 2018 @12:01PM (#17425246)
I absolutely agree with this. I spend lots of time pokewalking at a particular park and the other day I looked up from my phone and was honestly surprised that there was no physical building where I expected the Gym to be.
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Re:A Peek Inside the Niantic Real World AR Platform by birdman3131 on Friday June 29, 2018 @09:05AM (#17424198)
Has nothing to do with battery drain and everything to do with the fact it is significantly easier to hit the harder throws that give you a higher chance of catching the pokemon.
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