As kids head back school this fall, educators and researchers are teaming up to figure out what kids learn from tinkering, and how it may help prepare them for the future.

The Institute of Play's MobileQuest CoLab recently visited Pittsburgh for two weeks of learning camps. Pittsburgh Youth Media reporter Lily Zhang was on the scene.

Teachers and students in Allegheny County are spending their summer playing games. But instead of capture the flag or kickball, these educators and kids are focusing on innovative mobile games they can use in their classrooms in the fall.