More than three years after Pokémon Go was released, Canadian military officials have shared internal documents with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. News Network that show how the military, both curious and confused, reacted to the wildly popular app
One woman was found on a military base as three children with her climbed on tanks. She was playing Pokémon Go.Seemingly out of nowhere, civilians started driving onto Canadian military bases at odd hours and wandering onto government property in July 2016, distracted by their cellphone screens. Military officials did not know what to make of it.
At least three military police officers, stationed at different bases, were assigned to wander around with smartphones and notepads in hand to search for Pokémon, Pokéstops and Pokégyms, according to the documents. And when another man was stopped on a military base, he was also using the app and told officials that he was trying to get more points than his children, according to the military documents obtained by CBC News.Shortly after the app was available, the Canadian Armed Forces issued a public warning, urging civilians to avoid military property when searching for Pokémon.
The game – and the unusual civilian behaviour it brought – was met with mixed reaction across Canada’s military bases, according to the documents. Pokémon Go, an augmented reality game that fuses digital technology with the physical world, allowed players to use their smartphones to find Pokéballs, Pokémon gyms and Pokémon, the exotic monsters from the Japanese franchise.And that quickly caused problems.
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