Foundation Laço Rosa, an organisation in Brazil that fights against breast cancer, has installed an interactive panel that receives donations at the same time as it shows the power of a contribution. From a distance, the piece is an enormous barcode. But, up close, it is possible to read the names of women patients who […]
The LEGO Group unveiled LEGO Hidden Side, an augmented reality-enhanced LEGO play theme where kids must turn a haunted world back to normal, one ghost at a time. It is the only play experience available that fully and seamlessly integrates augmented reality (AR) with physical construction to reveal a hidden world of interactive play. LEGO […]
The client Husqvarna wanted to celebrate and honour the love for the forest that’s shared by many users of their products. So for 2019’s Valentine’s Day, Stendahls created Timber – a dating service matching tree lovers with beautiful trees around the globe. Timber is a tongue-in-cheek spoof of modern dating services: instead of swiping between […]
Snapchat has teamed up with Lego Wear to offer its members a shopping experience with a difference in the form of a pop-up augmented reality (AR) fashion boutique in London. Shoppers who pop into the Fitzrovia pop-up on February 13 will find the spartan store dressed solely with a Snapcode but by whipping out the Snapchat app […]
The Freshwater Trust (TFT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to protect and restore freshwater ecosystems, is partnering with IBM Research and SweetSense Inc., a provider of low-cost satellite connected sensors, to pilot technologies which can accurately monitor and track groundwater use in one of the largest and most at risk aquifers in North America. Additional research […]
On February 8, in partnership with Spark Foundry UK and The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, Verizon Media announces a new VR 360º video experience, offering users the opportunity to virtually explore some of the biggest tourist attractions in Abu Dhabi. Created by RYOT Studio, the branching narrative within the video places […]
Huawei has used the power of AI and human expertise to compose the final two movements of Schubert’s famous Symphony No. 8. commonly known as the ‘Unfinished Symphony’. Symphony No. 8 has remained incomplete for 197 years and despite numerous attempts it remains one of the most intriguing pieces of unfinished symphonic music of all […]
What if travellers waiting to board a plane could exchange tips face-to-face with others who are heading in the opposite direction? KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has worked with creative agency DDB Unlimited to build a bar where travellers can meet to exchange local tips at airports in the Netherlands, Norway and Brazil. This new travel […]
It would be a stretch to call augmented reality (AR) an emerging technology. It’s been around for years and is used prolifically by a predominately teen audience, often on Snapchat. But it’s not mainstream yet – widespread AR adoption has yet to become a reality. 2019 could be the year this happens. The portents are […]
Swedish creative agency, Stendahls, have unveiled their latest creative activation: The world’s first hotel room where the price you pay is determined by how much time the guests spend on social media. Here, is where screen time is first introduced as the new currency. “The Check Out Suite” is a unique hotel room in Gothenburg, […]