Snapchat’s Paris-based AR Studio has partnered with Daft Punk’s creative team to celebrate the special release of Random Access Memories 10th Anniversary Edition on Friday, May 12, 2023. AR Studio will bring to life ” Daft Punk: Memories Unlocked”, an unprecedented series of augmented reality experiences dedicated to fans around the world.
To celebrate this highly anticipated anniversary edition, the AR Studio has created three immersive music-themed AR-based experiences for fans and Snapchatters, available exclusively on Snapchat.
These take advantage of Snap’s innovative augmented reality technologies – such as Marker Tech and Image Code, which can be activated simply by scanning an image – or features that enable geo-targeted experiences that can only be accessed in specific places in the world.
“When we met with Daft Punk’s creative and management team earlier this year, we immediately recognized their interest in augmented reality. This technology allows us to enrich the experience of using a work of art and to create innovative and creative interactions between an artist and his audience. We have worked very collaboratively with the Daft Punk team and can’t wait for fans to discover the AR experiences created to celebrate the cult album Random Access Memories,” said Donatien Bozon, Director of AR Studio.
On Wednesday, May 10 at 9:00 CET, which is 48 hours before the release of the special duo anniversary edition, the track “Horizon”, originally featured on the Japanese version of the 2013 album, will be revealed to the rest of the world via the Snapchat augmented reality lenses. Fans will be able to use Snapchat’s camera to scan the original Random Access Memories album cover art, reveal a new crystal helmet through an AR Lens, and listen to “Horizon,” which has been hidden in the silver and gold helmet for over 10 years. years! Also, by turning the camera, Snapchatters will be able to don the crystal helmet while listening to the song.
Snapchatters and fans will be able to activate the experience on May 10, 2023 by following the steps below:
A scavenger hunt will be launched in 6 iconic locations around the world on Thursday 11 May. The GPS coordinates will be posted on the duo’s various social media channels to give fans clues as to where in the world to find these 10 new and exclusive AR experiences created by Snap’s AR Studio.
The following 10 cities will host this unique experience: Paris (France), New York (USA), Los Angeles (USA), London (UK), Liverpool (UK), Berlin (Germany), Mexico City (Mexico), Tokyo (Japan), Sydney (Australia).
Fans and Snapchatters will be able to activate the experience on May 11, 2023 by following these steps:
From 11 to 28 May 2023, in 6 countries around the world, the public will be able to discover the duo’s new crystal helmet created for the 10th anniversary through a vast out-of-home billboard campaign. By scanning the QR code on the billboard, fans and Snapchatters will be able to access the new AR Lens featuring the song “Horizon” 6 countries will offer the public the opportunity to try out the new helmets, namely Paris, New York, Los Mexico, Sydney, London, Liverpool and Berlin.
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