The Cultural Phenomenon of Playing Pokémon Go: A Phenomenological Investigation

Lucas J. Jensen; Keri Duncan Valentine

The Cultural Phenomenon of Playing Pokémon Go: A Phenomenological Investigation

Lucas J. Jensen, Keri Duncan Valentine

Leadership, Technology, & Human Development

West Virginia University

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Abstract

Pokémon Go gained a large social following at the start of July 2016 as players met up in real spaces (e.g., police station steps, historic buildings) across the globe to capture and battle Pokémon together. The research presented here draws on the lived-experiences of 31 players in the U.S. and Canada to understand the variant ways Pokémon Go was experienced. Findings explore existential themes including lived self-other, lived body, lived space, lived time, and lived-things.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Nov 1 2017
Event	Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) - Duration: Nov 1 2017 → …

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Conference	Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Period	11/1/17 → …

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Educational Administration and Supervision
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Educational Leadership

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The Cultural Phenomenon of Playing Pokémon Go: A Phenomenological Investigation

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