The next big thing will start out looking like a toy | cdixon blog
In 2010 Chris Dixon said 'the next big thing will start out looking like a toy'.
I really think this is the start of something bigger than a game or a toy. It's a first look at how the virtual world and real life world can interact, and I honestly think that this is just a first step towards augmented reality becoming a big thing. It won't be long before a business can pay for a pokestop to be on it, so that they can attract real life business, and this principle is going to extend beyond the game confines of pokemon.
Some other interesting things that have come up are to do with who owns virtual/real life space and how it is used. The holocaust museum was an example of this, but how legal is it for an outside entity to put a virtual marker on your property. I mean, it's not really on your property, it just has a latitude/longitude code, but that can have real world repercussions.
Honestly, think this might be the start of something huge.