Employing the traveling salesman problem to optimize Pokémon Go

With the location-based augmented reality game Pokémon Go exploding in popularity, [INFORMS Fellow] William Cook, professor at the University of Waterloo, applies the traveling salesman problem to create the most efficient routes in several U.S. cities and universities for Pokémon players to reach all the game stops in that area. 

University of Waterloo, Faculty of Mathematics, The Traveling Salesman Problem, July 13, 2016