People the world over drift aimlessly through parks and city streets, like packs of fireflies with the soft glow of smartphones in hand, in search of mythical creatures to capture, battle, and evolve. Their obsession has been cleverly stoked via an augmented reality game that knits together graphics, game play, GPS data, and digital maps — all thanks to the incredible technology now available in smartphones. It’s said that the computing power available in the ubiquitous iPhone outclasses the computers used by NASA to put a man on the moon over four decades ago by millions of times over.
Moving to less frivolous pursuits, that same handheld processing power is being harnessed to increase hit probability for professionals, hunters, and competitors. In this article, we take a look at several…