Participants use their smartphones as they play Pokemon Go during a “PokeWalk” in Hong Kong on Saturday.
Hong Kong – Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong to live out their childhood dream of catching Pokemon in the wild in what was billed as the city’s first Pokemon Go walk Saturday.
The gaming app landed in late July in Hong Kong and saw residents more glued to their phones than ever, searching for the cyber creatures in locations ranging from public parks to the government headquarters.
The app, which uses satellite locations, graphics and camera capabilities to overlay cartoon monsters on real-world settings, has prompted warnings from governmental departments and even from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army garrisoned in the city.
But this did not stop hundreds of Pokemon faithful from gathering in the financial district of Central Saturday to catch the cyber creatures en masse.
“We grew up with Pokemon and this has been something in our lives since we were very young,” Vince Siu co-founder of Press Start, which organized what is billed as the city’s first “PokeWalk,” told AFP.
Another player also agreed it was nice to see people of different ages out in the streets reconnecting with others and their childhoods.