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I think they're all static or randomly assigned to the same spots. I see some around the Googleplex, Manhattan, Tokyo, and Paris. But nothing near me in Atlanta
by fmorel 13y ago
I think they're all static or randomly assigned to the same spots. I see some around the Googleplex, Manhattan, Tokyo, and Paris. But nothing near me in Atlanta.
- ucarion 13y agoI think they're hard-coded to appear in places that are the real-life locations of Pokemon games, and they tossed in the Googleplex for fun. For instance, the latest Pokemon iteration is quite obviously based on France [1], so that's why Google put creatures there. [1]: A map of the Pokemon X / Y world: http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/194c63lohgnayjpg/original.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/194c63lohgnayjpg/original.jp...
- T-R 13y agoI hardly found any in Paris, myself. A bunch near the Google offices in Mountain View and Roppongi - maybe it's using past visited location data?
- freehunter 13y agoI found one in the football stadium of University of Wisconsin, but none in my area (a similarly-sized city).
- ktsmith 13y agoThat doesn't really seem to be the way they are spread out. There's some in major cities like Seattle and Portland. Then there's some at recognizable landmarks. Tokyo Tower, CERN, Area 51, Roswell etc.
- girvo 13y agoI caught about 25 Pokemon in Sydney though!
- jonalmeida 13y agoDefinitely hard-coded. But I have a feeling they got Google employees to choose places on the maps by telling them to choose places they like or something like that (without mentioning what project this is for). The reason I think so, is because some places seem to be residential, like they're places you would live at.
- yincrash 13y agoCheck Georgia Tech