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Why Augmented Reality Playgrounds Could Be The Key To Getting Kids Outside

Parks and playgrounds are changing.

Instead of just having slides, swings and places to climb and run around, play spaces are also starting to feature QR codes, which can connect users to augmented reality apps.

Deborah Cohen wrote about this. She’s a senior physician researcher at the RAND Corporation, and she joined The Show to talk about the future of playgrounds.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.