Augmented Reality

Nike x LeBron James

A one-of-a-kind augmented reality experience to welcome LeBron James to Los Angeles.

Overview

We partnered with Nike and On Board Experiential to help welcome LeBron James to Los Angeles as he joined the LA Lakers (NBA) basketball team. The primary objective was to create a unique moment for shoppers at the Foot Locker House of Hoops in Hollywood utilizing Snapchat Marker Tracking Lens.

We brought LeBron to life through a larger than life mural that would serve as the canvas for the AR experience. Snapchat users could unlock the lens in-store, point their devices at the mural, and watch LeBron recreate one of his iconic first dunk as a Laker.

Our Approach

As a marker based experience, we understood that we had to start with the end experience in mind first, ultimately landing on the King fading out from a massive mural, executing a dunk and of course, finishing with his iconic celebration.

The Challenge

The teams all faced a series of constraints including adapting the lens to fit within the physical space limitations of the location as we worked within the bounds of the store and it’s displays.

In Conclusion

The lens struck such a passionate chord with fans that upon the launch of the lens, the experience immediately went viral garnering more than 2 million+ hits, 57,000+ likes, and 9,300+ retweets in the first 48 hours.

Among the attention, the experience was covered by outlets such as Bleacher Report and was retweeted by The King himself. The work has been described as a “viral hit” and a slam dunk.

Go get dunked on at House of Hoops
6801 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028

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