AWS Heroes: Neon CIty

About the project

In place of AWS re:Invent 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon Web Services partnered with Media Monks and Verizon to build Neon City, a Las Vegas-inspired virtual experience. 221 AWS Heroes (AWS’ developer advocate community) across six continents received VR headsets programmed with the Neon City application, where they were able to meet up with unique avatars, communicate with each other using an advanced voice chat capability, and watch re:Invent keynotes from virtual theaters.

my work

Creative ideation, project lead, agency POC for Media Monks and Verizon, shipping and logistics.

Agency Partners: Media Monks, Verizon. Key Contributors: Lizzy Nguyen, Ross Barich, Samantha Lynch, Rick Souza

WHAT THE HEROES HAD TO SAY

  • “they MADE A CITY FOR US. HOLY F***ING SHIT. I’m pretty blown away tbh”

  • “One of the most interesting technology experiences in my life: a party with #AWSHeroes all over the world in #VirtualReality!”

  • ““It’s hard, very hard, to have re:Invent in any similar way to how it has been before. My 👏👏👏 for such an imaginative approach, and making it a reality. I’m overly impressed for finding the way to have us closer and connected.”

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