Peridot is the new augmented reality video game for smartphones launched by Niantic. They are those of Pokémon Go, an unprecedented global success. Peridot or dot are little creatures that need everything, you have to raise, feed and grow them. It is a seemingly nurturing game with obvious elements borrowed from Pokémon and Tamagotchi. The heart of the experience seems to be the relationship with the animals rather than the battle. Niantic has made it known that there will be challenges to get in emotional “connection” with the Dots. Each creature can count on a basic archetype (including Unicorn, Peacock, Cheetah, Aries, Rabbit, Clownfish and others) which is used to determine the category of belonging. In addition to this, each Dot is represented through the procedural combination of elements drawn by hand by the team. Belonging to a certain archetype can be influenced by the customization of the Nest, the environment in which all the player’s Peridots are collected. The launch of Peridot should take place in the course of 2022 on iOS and Android mobile systems
How does it work.
Details have not yet been revealed. But from what emerges the player will be able to take the Dot for a walk around the world and carry out missions in a mode very similar to that of a social network. The Dot will also be equipped with a form of artificial intelligence that will allow it to understand where it is, on what surface for example, in order to behave accordingly. Each Dot that has an archetype and therefore a category of belonging can also be mated and generate new creatures.
Niantic and the Pokémon Go phenomenon.
Niantic is the company that invented the Pokémon Go smartphone app and has raised over $ 400 million. Other investors in the startup include Founders Fund, Spark Capital and Alsop Louie Partners. They are behind the Pokémon Go phenomenon that was officially born in the summer of 2016. Pokèmon Go is an application for smartphones (for iOs and Android) that uses augmented reality to bring hunting, training and combat of the famous ones outdoors. Japanese monsters (Pokémon in fact). In 2019 Pokemon Go reached 1 billion downloads in three years.