EARTH7. THE SPACE ROVER DESTINED FOR EARTH
Title | EARTH7. THE SPACE ROVER DESTINED FOR EARTH |
Brand | S7 AIRLINES |
Product/Service | S7 AIRLINES |
Category |
F03. Brand Communication |
Entrant
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ISD GROUP Kiev, UKRAINE
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Idea Creation
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WIEDEN+KENNEDY AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
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PR
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WIEDEN+KENNEDY AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
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Production
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ISD GROUP Kiev, UKRAINE
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Production 2
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KA.KA.HA London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Additional Company
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ISD GERMANY Hamburg, GERMANY
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Credits
Eric Quennoy |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Executive Creative Director |
Mark Bernath |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Executive Creative Director |
Joe Burrin |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Creative Director |
Evgeny Primachenko |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Creative Directors |
Teresa Montenegro |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Art Director |
Gustav von Platen |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Interactive Designer |
Jake Barnes |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Copywriter |
Annika Taneja |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Copywriter |
Kelsie Van Deman |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Head of Interactive Production |
Martin Weigel, Alexandre Janneau |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Planner |
Clare Pickens |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Group Account Director |
Jorge Fesser |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Account Director |
Yulia Prokhorova |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Account Manager |
Lizzie Murray |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Head of Studio |
Cory Chonko |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Project Manager |
Kacey Kelley |
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam |
Business Affairs |
Viktor Shkurba |
ISD Group |
Creative Director |
Mikhael Traverse |
ISD Group |
UX Director |
Alexander Savin |
ISD Group |
Technical Director |
Andrew Sergeev |
ISD Group |
Head of Development |
Dmitriy Myshnev |
ISD Group |
Head of Engineering |
Olha Muzychenko, Svitlana Mironchuk, Natalia Tachinskaya, Ilona Lutsenko, Alexan |
ISD Group |
Producers |
Max Hurov, Egor Tatarenko, Zakhar Kozoliy, Aleksei Komarov, Vladimir Veshtak |
ISD Group |
Designers |
Ihor Tulub, Anton M. Viktorovich |
ISD Group |
Tech Creative |
Marina Petrenko, Daniil Kurbatov |
ISD Group |
Film Producers |
Nikita Kuzmenko, Yan Kasyanov, Dmitriy Stupin |
ISD Group |
Director of Photography |
Joe Roberts |
Freelancer |
Director |
Job Kraaijeveld |
Freelancer |
Director Of Photography |
Pavel Ananich |
Freelancer |
Producer |
Benjamin Putland |
Freelancer |
Editor |
The Campaign
For decades, humanity has sent out rovers to explore the planets we couldn’t. But for most people, the real undiscovered planet is our own. To encourage people to explore the best planet we know we created EARTH7 – a space rover destined for Earth.
Revealed at a public event in Moscow, EARTH7 created a portal from Moscow to the world.
The augmented reality game combined cutting-edge technology with simple gesture control. This interactive experience enabled people to pilot the unique rover and explore a remote desert 5000 km away. Seated in front of a huge screen transmitting a live stream from EARTH7’s cameras, participants were able to remote control the 75kg machine with just a flick of the wrist. Each participant driving the rover had the opportunity to win return tickets to any S7 destination worldwide.
Creative Execution
EARTH7 space rover was designed to operate autonomously through the day of live gaming experience, to survive unpredictable human movements and to drive on a rough desert surface for hours without stopping. The rocker-bogie suspension with aluminum wheels helped the 75kg machine to overcome obstacles upto 40cm and to drive on slopes of upto 45 degrees. The rover body was developed in a way to protect all devices required for EARTH7’s operation from sharply changing dessert weather conditions (rough temperature drops over the day and night, wind and rain gusts).
But, after all, rover is still a part of a game. We wanted the design to be determined not only by technical requirements, but also by visual aesthetics. Aluminium body with slightly cut edges helps to achieve a smooth streamlining feeling. Besides protecting the battery block from damage, the back wings make a visual connection with aerodesign forms.
Indication of how successful the outcome was in the market
The EARTH7 activation succeeded in not only putting the wonder back into travel, but drove fame and sales for S7 Airlines:
123% sales increase via S7’s website
70% increase in visits to s7.ru
32% increase in brand awareness
5M+ organic film views across S7’s owned brand and social channels
EARTH7 aimed to inspire all Russians to travel, however the core target were people 30+ who have never flown before.
EARTH7 was the interactive activation at the heart of ‘The Best Planet’ – an integrated campaign including film, print, OOH, radio and digital activations. It was revealed at an event in Moscow two months following the campaign’s launch.
During this interactive gaming experience, participants driving the rover had the opportunity to win tickets for two to any S7 destination worldwide, if they could collect three samples of life on Earth. From jamón to kite-surfing, over 50 samples were rendered on top of the rover’s live video stream in a dynamically generated gaming interface. Each representative of a destination that S7 flies too, these samples of life served as a reminder that from famous attractions to experiences, there are so many amazing things to discover when we travel.