Oculus PAX AR
2019
BUCK’s creative tech wizards strike again with this ground-breaking, cross-promotional experience for the Penny Arcade Expo. BUCK collaborated with Oculus to design enamel pins and an AR gaming experience for PAX. And not just any AR gaming experience but a game with multiple-coordinated targets, a first in Spark AR. The three collectible pins launch three interactive filters available on Instagram.
Above: The final level states for Asgard’s Wrath, Lone Echo, and Stormland, all titles available on the Oculus gaming platform.
The pin designs feature the key characters emerging from an oval reminiscent of the Oculus stadium logo. Our pin designer worked closely with our creative tech team to ensure the artwork works as a reliable tracking target. The collectable pins were produced by Pinny Arcade and distributed at Oculus booths during PAX West 2019.
Once immersed in the game, a call-to-action text prompts the user to scan the appropriate pin (starting and ending with the hero pin of each filter). The target pin emits particles and becomes desaturated — signaling that the pin has given some of its own power in order for the hero character to level up.
Scanning other Oculus pins levels up your hero character by gifting them AR gear, weapons, and perks. This interaction encourages users to complete all the demos and interact and share with fellow PAX attendees. Each filter is a triple target AR filter recognizing not just the hero pin but the other two, a first for a Spark filter on Instagram.
BUCK
Executive Creative Director
Ryan Honey
Group Creative Director
Kevin Walker
Executive Producer
Emily Rickard
Creative Director
Jeni Wamberg
Associate Creative Director
Diffan Norman
Producer
David Guti Rosado
Jamey Kitchens
CG Supervisor
Alex Dingfelder
Animation Director
Alessandro Ceglia
Director of Creative Technology
Michael Delaney
Design
Dae-Han Yi
Eve Hodgkinson
Felipe Contreras
Jeni Wamberg
Lauren Gaballo
Megan Pelto
Nick Iluzada
Shannon Rollins
Modeling
Alfonso Petersen
Brandon Perlow
Elias Glasch
Rigging
Ernesto Ruiz Velasco
Juan Carlos Barraza Mendoza
3D Animation
Elizabeth Golan
James Lane
Peter DeSalvo
Creative Technologist
Adam Ferriss
David Glicksman
Donovan Keith
Kirin Robinson
Manny Berk
