Join the Puget Sound 2024 Explorer Campaign at Participating Parks!

Parks and Public Spaces across the Puget Sound, WA Area Participate in a Campaign to
Engage Kids in Free Indoor and Outdoor Learning Experiences on their Phones.

Participating parks in Seattle include Camp Long, Discovery Park, and Carkeek Park.

In response to the huge demand for free fun active outdoor experiences, partners including: Seattle Parks and Recreation, Metro Parks Tacoma, WSU, Pierce County Parks, City of Lakewood, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, City of Yelm, Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, Kitsap County Public Works, City of Sequim, and many others have come together to get people exploring, learning, and having fun with their families. The campaign uses Agents of Discovery®, an educational technology platform that enables educators to create their own augmented reality games - think Pokemon Go for parks and education.

The Puget Sound Explorer 6.0 Campaign will run August 1st, 2024 - September 30th 2024. Anyone can join in by downloading the free Agents of Discovery mobile app and completing "Missions", or games at participating locations. Each Mission is made up of educational "Challenges" that teach players about local history, culture, ecosystems, and even safety. For example, in Tacoma, players can learn about the Mysteries of McKinley Park. At another location, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, players can learn all about aviation.

Campaign Chairperson, Michelle Cardinaux, from the Metro Parks Tacoma says "I want to welcome all Puget Sound Explorers to get to know our own Puget Sound communities by playing Agents of Discovery. This is a fun new way to learn about history, cultural significance, nature, the environment, and much more."

The Campaign includes amazing prizes to reward players, or "Agents" who participate. At each site, players receive fun rewards like badges and buttons. Agents who complete: three Missions will receive a Puget Sound Explorer lanyard (available at some locations); six Missions will get a Grizzly Bear certificate and be entered to win an Adventure Backpack. After completing nine Missions, players are entered to win one of the Grand Prizes. Please visit https://agentsofdiscovery.com/puget-sound-explorer/ for more details on Prizes.

To download the free Agents of Discovery app, go to Google Play or the App Store. Once downloaded, find the Missions near you and download them before heading out. No data or WiFi is required to play a Mission once it has been downloaded.

About Agents of Discovery
Agents of Discovery, winner of the 2020 Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals Excellence Award, is an innovative educational tech platform that utilizes web, mobile and the latest in augmented reality technologies to get kids active and learning about the world around them. Agents of Discovery provides educators with a unique way to gamify information, incentivizing kids to be active while learning and exploring. The easy-to-use Mission Maker allows educators to pull Challenges from their extensive Agency Library or to create customized content specific to their site. Educators can then easily publish Missions for players to complete on their devices. For more information, please visit www.agentsofdiscovery.com.