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Play Sandbox showcase

Posted on March 15, 2015October 26, 2016 By sethgiddings

Two big play tests for the Connected Play swing project Light Bug over the past couple of months. Details to follow but here is a snapshot of the kinaesthetic and luminescent excitement. http://www.react-hub.org.uk/playsandbox/

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