‘Pokemon GO’ to be Showcase at GDC

[Crossroads Bulletin]

It was revealed through San Francisco’s Game Developer Conference that Niantic will be holding a panel at this year’s conference. Their panel named “Catch ‘Em All: Pokemon GO and Real World Gaming” was founded on the schedule. There is no date or time when the panel will held but it looks as if we will get some information about Pokemon GO in March.
Below is the description of the panel.

Catch ‘Em All: Pokemon GO and Real World Gaming
John Hanke | CEO, Niantic, Inc.
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Format: Session
Track:
Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit
Pass Type: Summits, Tutorials & Bootcamps Pass, All Access Pass – Get your pass now!
Over the last three years, Niantic, Inc. has been defining the genre of Real World gaming, using smartphones and tablets to connect the digital world to the physical world. Niantic’s newest game, Pokemon GO, ups the challenge of real world gaming design, taking a beloved franchise and setting its hundreds of brightly-colored monsters loose across the globe, adding a new Bluetooth wearable device created by Nintendo to the mix. Join Niantic founder and CEO John Hanke as he discusses how the company has developed a unique vision for delivering a mobile Pokemon experience that gets would-be trainers into the outdoors.
Takeaway
Attendees will get a first-hand, in-depth look at how players are interacting and exploring the world with one another through Pokemon GO, the collaborative approach to design and development for the game and the next evolution of augmented reality and real-world mobile gameplay experiences.

GDC takes place between March 14-18. So expect some Pokemon GO news to come out from the event.
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[Winter]

Oh man... I'll be at GDC on the 18th (aka Discount Student Admission day), but I almost guarantee the panel will either be restricted access or earlier in the show. I'll keep an eye and ear out, though!