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A busy indoor market at the V&A Waterfront. Orange and white stalls read Market and Made in the Cape. Shoppers stand at the counters. A Havaianas store is behind them.

Made in the Cape Market

A real market at the V&A Waterfront. Western Cape exporters on the stalls, and augmented reality on top of the goods.

  • V&A Waterfront
  • Wesgro
  • Gold Bookmark
  • Bronze Loerie

Wesgro, V&A Waterfront

The stalls were real.

Made in the Cape Market put premium goods from Western Cape exporters in a working mall. Audio, visuals, and augmented reality sat on top of the products.

Worldbuild handled production, development, strategy, and the augmented-reality technical advice, with Accenture Song.

Bookmark
Gold IAB Bookmark, 2024, Digital Installation and Activations. Silver in Emerging Digital Technologies and Channels.
Loeries
Three Bronze in 2024: Use of Metaverse, AR and VR; Out of Home, Ambient; and Live Events. Plus a Craft Certificate.
Creative Circle
Digital Communication, 2023.
With
Accenture Song. Alex Bosman and Theo Scott Van Zyl are named in the note.

What it had to prove

The work had to happen in the mall.

A brand world that floats nowhere does not help an exporter. This one used the V&A, real products, and footfall.

The augmented reality had to earn its place next to something you could pick up.

Credits

Production, development, strategy, and AR advice
Worldbuild
With
Accenture Song
Alex Bosman
Theo Scott Van Zyl
For
Wesgro

The record

The credits page and the award lists are public.

To talk to Worldbuild about the build, write to Dale.