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The official Game Developers Conference website has announced that John Hanke, CEO, Niantic, Inc. will be hosting a panel where he will specifically be talking about the upcoming game Pokémon GO. A finalized date and time have yet to be revealed.

Catch 'Em All: Pokemon GO and Real World Gaming

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.

Source: http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/catch-em-all-pokemon-go-and-real-world-gaming

Update: March 3rd, 2016

The Catch 'Em All: 'Pokemon GO' and Real World Gaming previously scheduled for Monday, March 14th, 2016 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm was canceled and did not take place.

Source: http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/cancelled-catch-em-all-pokemon-go-and-real-world-gaming
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