Ms. Campos worked as a dental assistant at Parkway Dental in Albuquerque, and her father said that she had wanted to be an oral surgeon. “No parent should have to bury a child, it’s not right,” Mr. Campos said. Her sister playfully teased Ms. Campos for still playing those “silly games,” he added. Pokémon Go, an augmented reality game that fuses digital technology with the physical world, allows players to use their smartphones to find and capture digital Pokémon, the exotic monsters from the Japanese franchise. Despite safety warnings from the authorities urging players to be aware of their surroundings, there have been several injuries and fatalities connected to the game.

Source: New York Times October 23, 2019 01:30 UTC