Elmwood, the world’s most effective brand design consultancy, has opened Playroom, a digital experience hub powered by its recently acquired digital design agency, Framework Creative. Playroom is based at Elmwood’s London studio and showcases the latest application of simulation technologies, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). With adoption of AR and VR set […]
With the release of “The Avengers: Infinity War” last month, Regal Entertainment introduced Moviebill, a new print, mobile and online media platform that uses augmented reality to take readers deeper into the film’s world to audiences. Moviebill was distributed to 1 million moviegoers on the opening weekend. According to Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts, […]
In November 2017, Just Eat worked with marketing tech agency Byte London and VR content creator Inception VR to become one of first companies to launch an augmented reality (AR) experience through Facebook’s AR studio. Now, the fast food marketplace has revealed that the campaign was a sales success. The AR experience enabled Facebook users […]
KFC launched a summer sweepstakes where fans can win a limited-edition KFC Colonel floatie. The floatie is in the likeness of Colonel Sanders and features holders for a bucket of chicken and beverages. Through June 22, fans can visit KFCfloatie.com to enter to win one of the floaties, which aren’t available for sale. KFC announced […]
Safeguard Philippines goes full interactive as the soap brand takes it marketing game a notch higher with augmented reality (AR). Showing that it’s serious about digitising its marketing campaigns, the nation’s number one soap brand launches its first-ever AR video application through Fuse.it. A free augmented reality and customisable video app for smartphones, Fuse It […]
In November, BMW was the first to test Snapchat’s Snap Ad to AR augmented reality ad unit — a form of a Snap ad where people swipe up on a video or image to trigger a related branded lens. BMW used it to launch its BMW X2, making it so a 3D version of the car […]
Target has unveiled a Beauty Studio feature that uses augmented reality to try a selection of cosmetics (including lipstick, blush and eyelashes) on Target’s desktop and mobile websites as well as kiosks in 10 retail stores. Tech from YouCam maps the products to a shopper’s face either in real-time or through a photo. Target is […]
Fashion designer Philip Normal has joined forces with artist Jock Mooney and Zappar, an augmented reality (AR) app, to celebrate the upcoming royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with an AR-powered t-shirt. The t-shirts, which went on sale this week, have a zapcode embedded in their design – enabling users of the Zappar app to scan […]
ABC News is bringing iconic symbols of the British royal family to mobile devices to help viewers celebrate the May 19 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, according to a company announcement. The Royal Wedding AR Experience lets iPhone and iPad users see 3D models of the royal wedding carriage and a queen’s guard […]
Snapchat has introduced a range of new lenses that give users the opportunity to play augmented reality (AR) games with their friends on the app. With Snappables, Snapchatters use touch, motion, and facial expressions to take part in the interactive games. Some of the games give users the chance to challenge their friends and […]