While "Pokemon Go" is proving to be a monster hit in Japan and also around the globe, an opposition group in Syria is hoping to harness the mobile phone game's power to remind the world of that country's 5-year-old civil war — and of the children caught in the middle of the bloody conflict.
The Revolutionary Forces of Syria (RSF) Media Office, a group of media activists that supports rebel forces opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad, has posted to social media dozens of gut-wrenching photos and posters depicting Syrian children from different provinces holding pictures of Pokemon characters with the slogans "I'm from Syria ... help me" and "I'm from Syria ... find me."
"Pokemon Go," free to download and play, uses the phone's GPS sensor and camera to guide players to find and capture Pokemon monsters. The characters are superimposed on a live camera image of the surrounding scenery, offering an immersion experience that many find addictive.
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