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Alternative Arcade

The traditional arcade revamps its offerings for contemporary purposes

Implications - The nostalgic arcade format is being redesigned in a variety of ways that suit the promotional needs of marketers, and offer consumers new ways to interact with gaming tech. These platforms are able to leverage consumers' affinity for nostalgia in a way that still meets their contemporary expectations for brands, and the sophistication of the tech they engage with.
Workshop Question - How can your brand combine nostalgia with contemporary design in its campaigns, products or services?
Trend Themes
1. Nostalgia Gaming - The traditional arcade format is being redesigned in nostalgic ways to offer consumers new ways to interact with gaming tech.
2. Gamified Social Media - Companies are using Facebook Live to create interactive games that require online collaboration among consumers.
3. Mixed Experiences - Companies are merging various experiences to provide added value to consumers in one setting, such as indoor mini-golf being merged with food and drink.
Industry Implications
1. Food & Beverage - There is potential to merge food and beverage experiences with traditional gaming experiences to create a new and novel form of entertainment.
2. Cosmetics - Cosmetic brands can benefit from bringing together makeup and gaming in a unique and interactive way.
3. Retail - Retail businesses can benefit from merging experiences to create a more holistic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.
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Featured Examples

Cosmetic Brand Arcades
Cosmetic Brand Arcades
Chanel's 'Coco Game Center' in Tokyo Pairs Retro Games and Makeup Tables
Fashion and cosmetics brand Chanel recently opened a unique new environment for consumers to discover its products in a playful setting—the Coco Game Center in Tokyo, Japan. The pop-up game... MORE
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Puttshack is set to be introduced to Westfield London in 2018 as an all-new “social entertainment concept” that merges indoor mini-golf with food and drink. The 20,000 square foot... MORE
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Chuck E. Cheese Restaurants Have Been Stylishly Revamped
Millennial parents who went to pizza parties at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in their youth will be happy to know that the brand is revamping its image to make it more applicable for their newfound... MORE
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Sports Experts' Grab-A-Gift Turned Facebook Live into an Interactive Game
To transform the viewers of a Facebook Live broadcast into engaged participants, Canadian sporting goods retailer Sports Experts launched ‘Grab-A-Gift.’ Grab-A-Gift was styled like a... MORE
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SNACKADE combines snacks and arcade gaming to produce what it calls a “snack-dispensing video game arcade machine”—meaning that any snacks collected by the player in-game are also... MORE

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