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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, July 29, 2016 | 10 Pokémon GO-es in Oakville Pokémon GO is a free app game played on mobile devices. It sees players capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, who appear in the real world through their phones. "Connected to your Community" Here's how it works: It is a location-based, augmented reality game for mobile devices and was released in July. Played on mobile phones for the most part, players use the device's GPS and camera to follow the map to seek out, capture, battle and train the virtual creatures known as Pokémon, who appear on the screen as if in the same location as the player. | photo feature by Riziero Vertolli ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) T he Oakville Beaver caught up with local residents playing the game. Here's what they shared about their Pokémon GO pro les. Level 6 Favourite Characters: BeeDrill & Hipno We play... because it's fun Noah, 2, Jason, 39 & Ben, 5 Level 2 Favourite Character: None yet, I've just started I play... because my friend asked me to start playing Mac, 14 Level 18 Favourite Character: Gyarados I play... because it's a good reason to go out and be active Cam, 18 Mark Correia, a comedian, originally from Oakville, made a viral video poking fun at Pokémon GO players getting too caught up in their quest, but besides going viral, the video attracted the ire of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). While Halton police have cautioned people to play safely, the Oakville Beaver found lots of people playing around town. | YouTube screenshot Level 4 Favourite Character: Pikachu We play... because I started to show the kids how to play and to get them outside and active Kieran, 8, Katryn, 10 & Deanna, 50-something Chris, 20 & Marwan, 21 Level 18 & 21 Favourite Character: Pidgey We play... because it's a good reason to go out and be active and something to do before university starts again Karl & Ester, 30-something Level 8 & 10 Favourite Character: Eevee We play... because it makes our dog walks more fun and enjoyable Too many clothes & nothing to wear? www.TrendTrunk.com