Burger King has no problem zinging and prodding its rival fast food restaurants. Now, the chain is encouraging fans to ‘burn’ those rivals thanks to a new app feature that sees billboards engulfed in flames. With the ‘Burn That Ad’ campaign, anyone who launches the Burger King app in Brazil and points their smartphone at its […]
LIVR, the world’s first on-demand virtual reality content platform for theatre and the performing arts, has arrived in the UK. It offers consumers a fully immersive 360° virtual reality experience that transports them into the audience at great live performances to enjoy as though they were there. And all that’s needed to get started is […]
Angry Orchard Cider Company announced the launch of its Cider+Food App, featuring a unique augmented reality (AR) experience bringing delicious cider pairings to life. As the first mobile platform to focus on hard cider and food pairings, the app unlocks a range of mouthwatering recipes that pair perfectly with a refreshing can or bottle of […]
Disney is working with Accenture Interactive to evolve the engagement between cinema goers and movie posters, unveiling a facial recognition photo booth to promote the studio’s live-action remake of Dumbo at SXSW in Austin. Through Studio Lab – a co-venture between the two companies designed to develop the production, distribution and marketing of the entertainment […]
Niantic, the game developer behind Pokémon Go and the forthcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, has teamed up with Samsung, Deutsche Telekom, and MobiledgeX to develop the ‘world’s first’ edge-enhanced mixed reality multiplayer experience. The ‘Codename: Neon’ experience, which will be unveiled at MWC 2019, makes use of Deutsche Telekom’s edge-enabled network and the Samsung Galaxy S10+ with edge […]
5G will transform the sports experience for fans in stadiums and at home, according to research conducted by Ovum for Amdocs, a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of the world’s largest network operators plan to use augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) or a hybrid of […]
Indonesia-based telco Telkomsel has created a four-episodes romantic comedy series to improve its digital lifestyle experience for its customers. The series, titled ‘Unscripted Man’, is available on the telco’s streaming video application, MAXstream, and was created in partnership with video platform Viddsee. The story revolves around Bas, an office employee who finds a sacred script […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]