Duracell and Canadian news magazine Maclean’s fly past boundaries
WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, Duracell and Canadian news magazine Maclean’s launched the first drone flight across Canada with the Explorer 150, capturing and live-streaming footage of the countryside along the 6,800-mile journey. The brand modified the drone by adding a second camera that was powered by Duracell batteries. The...
FX series “Legion” lets attendees see the world through the leader characters point of view
WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: The psychedelic art installation echoed a key theme in season two of the FX series “Legion”—“A sane man in an insane world.” Attendees explored a visual representation of the lead character’s powerful, fractured mind—culminating in a 16-foot-tall chamber in which guests were fully immersed in a short film by visual...
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas welcomes Rose the chatbot
THE SETUP: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas created a sassy AI chatbot named Rose as a way to interact with guests throughout their hotel journey. A digital concierge designed to build strong personal relationships with guests, Rose is not only able to assist with tasks like restocking towels, making dinner reservations and giving a tour...
TOTO flushes all expectations away and go above and beyond
WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: TOTO created a showroom of private bathrooms featuring its Washlet product, an electronic bidet, where attendees learned about its features from an animated holographic character by the name of “Shizukun.” Triggered by a motion and door-sensor system when the consumer entered the bathroom, the story told by the childlike blue...