Pokémon Go Might Just Be the Perfect Dating App (Yes, Really)

Augmented reality is going to change the way people relate to sex and dating. It has to--most new technologies find some useful application in those arenas. But no matter how AR ends up altering people's love lives, surely no one expected the shift to be heralded by a rogue Charizard. Less than a week ago, it would've been easy to assume a young person determinedly flicking at their smartphone screen in a bar or coffee shop was swiping through potential dates on Tinder. This week, it's far more likely they're playing Pokémon Go, the mobile game that is currently taking over the US and is already ensconced on more Americans' Android phones than Tinder managed to find its way on to in four years.