Niantic Wants Pokémon Go Contact Lenses And More

It’s pretty hard to argue that Pokémon Go hasn’t impacted modern society, at least in the short term. But game maker Niantic’s CEO John Hanke apparently has a much larger vision for how the game could change the world around us—and how we would see it.

Hanke spoke this week about his vision for the game at VentureBeat’s GamesBeat conference. His wildest idea: fully internet-integrated contact lenses that would allow players to see Pokémon in the world around them without a device interface.

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