Pokemon Go Has a New Owner, While Niantic Is Evolving Its Maps to Fold in AI and AR

Your next game of Pokemon Go could be changing.

The game is gettinga new corporate boss.

However, it may still involve some games, too.

Niantic retains control of Ingress andPeridot, two of its most augmented reality-focused, location and map-connected games.

Niantic didn’t have any additional comment on the news.

Still, I recently demoed the Quest-native Scaniverse app, acquiredin 2021.

Niantic is building the models that will help AI move beyond the screen and into the real world."

Niantic is making those same claims with their scans.

The tech behind these scans is known asGaussian splats, which are generated using multiple photos and depth-sensing data.

I still don’t understand how everyone’s differently collected map data and personal data are clearly differentiated.