Episode: Pokemon GO: SXSW GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE - Full Breakdown

Description
John Hanke showed off a bit of Pokémon GO gameplay footage at SXSW over the weekend. Check out our full analysis of what we saw! (YouTube)
 * Filmed:
 * Episode number:
 * Location:
 * Uploaded: 2016-03-22
 * Upload number: 5

Main Points

 * Thanks to subscribers (hit 100,000)
 * First look at gameplay at SXSW with Niantic CEO John Hanke
 * World map: skinned version, points of interest line up with Ingress locations
 * Points of interest as "forts", give "crystals" to help level up and items
 * Larger "forts" seem to show three teams (blue, red, yellow)
 * Trainer customization assumed, difference between trainer and pokemon level
 * Nearby pokemon in lower right corner, as silhouettes until you capture them
 * AR unclear if uses camera or generic background photo for the area
 * Pokemon summary shows "crystals" section, unclear if crystals or XP to level up