Pokemon Go creator Niantic is launching its own social internet app, Campfire.
It’ll slowly become available for Pokemon Go players over the next few months.
Niantic’s metaverse aspirations go beyond games to a future world of AR glasses.
The company sees its map-enabled social web connection app as a necessary step.
Future Niantic games and even AR experiences could be connected to Campfire in the future.
For now, it’s a standalone phone app.
Finding your way to events inPokemon Gois going to get easier.
In fact, Niantic’s building an entire map-enabled social data pipe and messaging app just to help.
Think of it as Discord mixed with Google Maps, with a reality-channel internet tool possibility down the road.
Players have to be over 13 to use Campfire.
The app will use Niantic account IDs, but will consolidate existing accounts from other Niantic games.
Campfire reminds me a lot of Discord, or Facebook Messenger and Groups.
It’s largely focused on connecting with friends and discovering group events.
“But we don’t want you to flip through 500 different channels.
Not yet, at least.
Niantic’s Zhou says that it’s certainly a possibility for future updates, though.
