Interview With Niantic CEO John Niantsullivan John Niantic, the CEO of Ninatic, recently took part in an interview with ‘Geek to the Future’. The interview focuses on the company’s latest innovations, including the upcoming Metaverse, the Lightship platform and the Harry Potter Wizards Unite project.

Pokemon Go

In an interview with Recode Decode, Niantic CEO John Niantsullivan talked about the company’s plans for “Pokemon Go” and the new features they have in the works. The company also has a stake in augmented reality, so it’s likely that “Pokemon Go” will eventually make it to AR devices like HoloLens.

Using GPS technology and smartphone cameras, “Pokemon Go” projects Pokemon into the real world. Players can catch them, battle other players, and collect virtual goodies. It’s a mobile gaming system that’s made for exercise.

Among other things, “Pokemon Go” has a social component, too. Users can play in teams. They can use their phone camera to scan their surroundings and create a map. Eventually, the map will be able to anchor digital objects to real-world locations.

According to the company, consumers spent $1.4 billion on “Pokemon Go” last year. This figure is a 49% increase over the same timeframe.

Pokemon is a popular franchise, but it’s been around for almost two decades. Originally a trading card game, it’s now on smartphones. Niantic has worked with Google and Nintendo to make it happen.

Harry Potter Wizards Unite

Wizards Unite is a mobile game, developed by Niantic and Warner Bros. The game is set in the world of Harry Potter, and is free to play.

It features wizards, witches, and magical creatures. Players can create their own characters, choose a wizarding profession, and explore the world. They can also find friends, if they like. This game is designed for children and adults, and the game is safe for those who do not want to use real money to purchase gold.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is a location-based augmented reality game. Like Pokemon Go, it’s meant for Android and iOS devices. Users can also share a 12-digit player code with their friends.

Niantic is currently working with WB Games to improve the game. Some of the improvements include the use of a “Real World Platform” similar to Pokemon Go. These new features may be used to create new gameplay mechanics.

In addition to building the game, Niantic has acquired five companies in the past four years. It was originally formed as an internal startup within Google. But, it became independent in 2015.

Lightship platform

Niantic, the company behind the Pokémon Go craze, is releasing a new augmented reality platform called Lightship. It’s a real-time mapping system that will allow mobile apps to map surfaces and place virtual objects behind physical ones. A paid version of the system will allow multiple devices to access shared AR experiences at the same time.

Lightship’s flagship product, the ardk, is a relatively easy to deploy software framework that offers all the best features of Niantic’s flagship system. Besides the ardk, Lightship also includes a suite of developer tools, including a tool for creating VR experiences, a data visualization interface, and a library of pre-built augmented reality templates. In addition to the ardk, the company has developed a suite of augmented reality apps for Android and iOS. The aforementioned ardk is designed to enable developers to create immersive augmented reality experiences, and Niantic is working with Qualcomm and Apple to make this possible.

While Lightship is not yet available to the general public, it has been in the works for a long time. Lightship has a trove of awe-inspiring features, from its ardk to its corresponding suite of developer tools, a full-featured app store, and an ever-growing catalogue of augmented reality experiences.

Metaverse

A new virtual shared world – called the metaverse – is about to be born. It is a combination of the web, gaming, VR and augmented reality. The new universe will be created by the imagination of human beings.

In the metaverse, millions of people will be able to add new elements to a virtual shared space, just as people add a few pixels to a website. This is a huge step towards personal computing.

John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Inc., which makes mobile games, believes that augmented reality will one day create a “real world metaverse”. While he is hesitant to talk about the specifics of this technology, he is very enthusiastic about its potential.

He hopes that the technology will make it easier for individuals to create new experiences. That means that brands will have an opportunity to create memorable experiences that drive sales.

But, to do that, the metaverse must be created as a 3D platform, and technical standards must be developed. There is also a need to create a fair economy that will allow companies to benefit from the content they produce.