Create an immersive playground within the Nike House Of Innovation, located at the Nike NYC Flagship store, that gives visitors a first-hand experience of the newest Nike product addition; Joyride Flyknit running trainers.
We set out to inspire hysterical laughter and fun with this project, whilst demonstrating the performance capabilities of Nike’s new range, the Joyride Flyknit; enter an industrialized Wonka-esque digital ball pit with high impact collaborative games inspired by childhood play and agility ladders for up to three simultaneous users.
The result was an unforgettable brand experience that was played by thousands of users in the Nike store, promoting sales of Joyride shoes. The social output meant user’s experiences were shared tenfold online, as well as the installation being featured in Creativity, The Drum and Little Black Book.
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Direction / Software Development / Design Creative Coding / UI & UX / Animation
We teamed up with Nike’s North America Retail Experience Design Team to collaborate on an installation for their flagship store in NYC that celebrates the unique performance benefits of the new Nike Joyride product line.
The Nike Joyride Trial Experience playfully and scientifically explores Nike’s latest innovation; The Joyride Flyknit Running Shoe, through three immersive games that inspire running, jumping, bouncing, and explosive laughter.
The experience takes the form of a ‘Testing Facility’; a structure outfitted with a reactive floor that creates a playground for three games. The games are specifically engineered to create a visceral experience of the product’s benefits and innovative design, awarding players with digital beads, which accrue in a giant interactive digital ball pit.
Upon arriving at the Nike New York flagship store, visitors checked in, were outfitted with a pair of Joyrides and then made their way through three immersive games wherein they accrued beads and points to determine the winning player. Their experiencewas captured on camera and pushed to a unique system developed to generate social content that could be shared minutes after their experience.
In addition concepting and developing the three games featured within the experience (including all visuals, animation and developing the visitor check-in, tracking and social sharing system) The Mill designed and animated screens across the entire NY store in-line with the gaming aesthetic to keep the vibe alive.
Busy Beads
Skip and Squish
Cushy Kicks