Playing Pokémon Go on your phone is fun and frustrating at the same time

Central to Pokémon Go is an exciting concept: that your smartphone is the perfect real-life analog to the Pokédex. By mixing software with a device’s camera and sensors, you can bring to life a video game and blend it with the real world. All the while, your phone can catalog and store the pokémon you capture and act as a gateway into a new world layered on top of our own.
After spending a few days with the beta version of developer Niantic's new mobile game, I can saf