“We see Pokémon Go as a way for everyone in the city to engage in space and make the public space together,” Kooragayala said. The Urban Institute mapped where Ingress portals are located in the city and found that, yes, they are concentrated in predominately white neighborhoods. Chief among them is that the game’s Pokestops and gyms — virtual places in the game that exist in real locations — are found primarily in predominantly white neighborhoods across the country. Take a look: On average, there are 58 portals in neighborhoods that are majority white, compared with 26 portals in neighborhoods that are majority black, according to the Urban Institute. There are clusters of portals around the National Mall and other monuments, but the report excluded those from its review to home in on portals in D.C. neighborhoods.

Source: Washington Post August 03, 2016 13:46 UTC