Huntsville\u2019s first Pok\u00e9Party yesterday was a resounding success. Several hundred people \u2013 some new to Huntsville and some who had never played the game before \u2013 wandered Main Street in search of Pok\u00e9mon Go characters.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve missed the hype, Pok\u00e9mon Go is an augmented reality game that was released last month and has rocketed to mass popularity. It\u2019s played using a smartphone or tablet. Using the device\u2019s GPS, players find, capture, battle and train virtual creatures called Pok\u00e9mon. The game uses the device\u2019s camera features to make the creatures appear as though they are in the same location as the player.<\/p>\n
During the Pok\u00e9Party, held from 11am-2pm on August 11, players picked up a passport at Huntsville Public Library and then headed over to Main Street to catch as many Pok\u00e9mon as they could. Along the way, they stopped in at local businesses to have their passports stamped. Once their passport was full, they could return it to the library to be entered into a prize draw. The library, which hosted the party in conjunction with the Downtown BIA, estimated about 200 people participated.<\/p>\n\n\t\t