Four Ways Cities Can use Augmented Reality (AR) to Drive Civic Engagement
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In 2017, Knight Foundation partnered with Niantic, Inc to explore how Pokémon GO might enhance or augment existing efforts to support vibrant public life. The partnership launched in Charlotte, North Carolina, at an open-streets festival, and has grown to include more Knight Cities and a Fellowship program aimed at putting the technology in the hands of civic leaders to us AR to enhance the way people engage with libraries and public spaces or how the history of a community experience rapid change is captured and shared.