The new app in the pipeline, codenamed \u2018Project Magic\u2019, will transport consumers into a breathtaking new world, allowing them to engage in highly immersive branded content experiences that bridge the gap between digital and physical licensed products. With an official release date being in 2019, Project Magic\u2019s new ecosystem will be the latest milestone in Rovio\u2019s ever-expanding brand licensing roadmap that has already seen them working with some of the world\u2019s largest brands and IPs.<\/p>\n
Project Magic will enable Angry Birds fans to travel through an augmented reality portal straight onto Bird Island – the home of Angry Birds. App users will be able to explore Bird Island and discover various exciting, high production value AR locations and experiences. Project Magic will utilise augmented reality to enrich user interaction with the promotional and licensing partners’ products and locations, mixing the boundaries between the digital and the physical worlds.<\/p>\n
Simo H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen, Senior Vice President, Brand Licensing at Rovio Entertainment, <\/strong>commented: \u201cProject Magic represents a major licensing milestone for Rovio\u2019s Brand Licensing Unit as our vision of being able to add digital overlay to licensed products is now reality. We\u2019ve been working diligently alongside our long-time AR partner Zappar to create a cool, always on digital brand licensing ecosystem that not only adds value to consumers, but also helps to bridge the physical and digital worlds of Angry Birds. Licensing partners will have an incredible opportunity to create exceptional branded content experiences across our physical and digital touch points, and our consumers will be able to immerse themselves even further in the wonderful world of the Angry Birds.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n Rovio is currently developing Project Magic alongside renowned augmented reality specialists, Zappar. This state-of-the-art augmented reality platform will build on the successes of Rovio and Zappar\u2019s previous collaboration within AR, which was created for The Angry Birds Movie<\/em> launch back in 2016.<\/p>\n Max Dawes, Partnerships & Marketing Director, at Zappar, <\/strong>commented: \u2018\u2019Over the past seven years working in the augmented reality space we\u2019ve learnt a lot about how companies can create value with AR. We\u2019re beyond excited to be able to leverage those learnings on such a huge scale with the fantastic team at Rovio. A brand\u2019s largest owned media channels are their products, their packaging and their stores: through the addition of interactive Angry Birds content these channels can surprise, delight and entertain consumers like never before. In addition, Rovio\u2019s partners will see hard data on when and how consumers are interacting. We can\u2019t wait to unleash the magic!\u2019<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n Rovio is also developing a long-term and diverse platform of entertainment touch points for its passionate global audience. A brand new long-form animation is planned for 2020. Other flagship projects include brand new live stage shows, new animated and live action content for Rovio\u2019s Angry Birds YouTube channel, and new location-based entertainment initiatives. The planned 2019 theatrical release of The Angry Birds Movie 2 <\/em>is swiftly followed by the landmark 10th<\/sup> anniversary of the original Angry Birds in December 2019. To date, the Angry Birds family of games have amassed over four billion downloads since 2009. Throughout 2018, Rovio will continue its games event and partnership program developing bespoke in-game content for new brand partners. Some previous partnerships include the 2018 Imagine Dragons, NFL Super Bowl, Iron Maiden and Everton Football Club.<\/p>\n Rovio at BLE 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n Should you wish to hear more and have a chat with Rovio – come and meet us at Brand Licensing Expo in London on October 9-11 – Rovio booth number F10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rovio Entertainment is thrilled to announce the development of a revolutionary new augmented reality (AR) app that is set to seamlessly connect Rovio licensed products with the digital Angry Birds universe. The new app in the pipeline, codenamed \u2018Project Magic\u2019, will transport consumers into a breathtaking new world, allowing them to engage in highly immersive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[2],"class_list":["post-14297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-animation-characters"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n