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Publication date of the original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-09-08 20:18 (JST)
Translated by. Braden Noyes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/strong><\/em>, the popular location-based game, has a problem when it comes to malfunctions related to location data, and it would seem this flaw has become somewhat of a hot topic among players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/em> is an augmented reality (AR) game designed for mobile devices which utilizes a player\u2019s actual physical location. By moving around in the real world, the player\u2019s avatar can approach and interact with various things in the game such as Pok\u00e9stops and Pok\u00e9mon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game does this by using GPS technology to determine the player\u2019s physical location. It\u2019s the same technology used by map applications. In other words, a player\u2019s movements in the real world directly correlate to their avatar\u2019s position on the map within the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, anyone who has played the game has most likely had the experience of seeing their avatar moving in the game despite the fact they are physically standing still. This malfunction is a result of something called GPS drift, a phenomenon which results when GPS data is interpreted incorrectly.
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GPS drift is an unavoidable side-effect when it comes to location-based games. Posts mentioning this phenomenon have been receiving quite a bit of attention among the \/r\/pokemongo Reddit community. User scusie__ reports that her Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/em> avatar suddenly started acting strangely after she moved to the 34th floor of a high-rise building. Despite being in her living room, her in-game avatar wanders back and forth across the city. She claims it\u2019s enough to hatch a 2km egg in around 10 minutes, which is supposed to require players to physically walk a distance of two kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a bit of math, this works out to a steady speed of around 12 kph, which is faster than a typical jogging speed. Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/em> does have a built-in speed limit, however, which users have estimated to be around 10 kph. This was implemented shortly after the game\u2019s release to both prevent players from cheating the system and simply driving around to hatch eggs, as well as to help users stay safe by keeping them off their phones while driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This does mean, however, that you can\u2019t actually hatch a 2km egg in less than 10 minutes. We\u2019re going to give scusie__ the benefit of the doubt, though, and assume she\u2019s simply exaggerating the time it takes a bit due to the excitement of being able to hatch eggs without ever leaving her living room.
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So I recently moved into a high rise building<\/a>
byu\/scusie__<\/a> inpokemongo<\/a><\/blockquote>