'Pokémon Go' Developer Niantic Acquires 3D Scanning App

Niantic, the developer behind Pokémon Go, has acquired a 3D scanning app called Scaniverse, the company shared today. The purchase comes as part of the game developer's plan to expand into augmented reality hardware and software.Niantic's vision for its AR experiences includes a "dynamic spatial map of the world rendered from 3D scanned locations," said Kjell Bronder, AR Group Product Manager, in the announcement. The developer has already begun crowdsourcing images from notable Wayspots -- in-...