Campfire, Niantic’s video game social network, debuts at Pokémon GO Fest in Berlin

July 1 (Portaltic/EP) –

Niantic, the studio responsible for Pokémon Go, seeks to elevate the social experience of its video games with the new camp fire appwhich allows you to search for other players and participate in group activities in the real world, and which can already be used at the Pokémon GO Fest in Berlin.

Campfire introduces himself as Niantic’s location-based social networkas the company explained in May when it announced the application within the framework of its ‘Lightship Summit’ conference, along with other proprietary technologies, such as the Lightship visual positioning system.

After testing its beta phase with some Ingress players, the company has made it available to Pokémon Go trainers in Germany, on the occasion of the Pokémon GO Fest in Berlin. Niantic’s intention is to bring it to players in other regions in the coming months, as reported in a statement.

The application complements the developer’s video games, which are linked in it so that users can find player communities in the proximitys, to meet new people and to participate in events in the real world.

As in the most popular social networks, Campfire also allows start conversations with contacts (to a specific person or to a group) and share photos, event links and locationfor example, to participate in a raid in Pokémon Go.

With this social application, the company wants “encourage contact in the real world” among its players, with a “new approach to enjoying the gaming experience, with meetups and events”.