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The Scion Experience

With an early start in October 2010, GPJ kicked-off development of Scion’s 2012 motor show season in Los Angeles with a collaborative team that included creative designers from our Tokyo, Auburn Hills and L.A. studios, GPJ engineers and producers, and Project: Worldwide sister agencies JUXT Interactive and Spinifex Group. The goal was to create a seamless experience that would bring the uniqueness of the Scion lifestyle of racing and culture to life for motor show attendees at all physical and digital touch points.      

As a culturally-active brand, Scion has a deep library of inspiring content that is considered an essential part of their marketing mix in communicating the brand essence. To leverage the existing content, GPJ designed a motor show kit that incorporates large-format media screens as the architectural walls, giving energy to every corner. Working with Spinifex to carefully select the appropriate screen hardware and develop the content delivery format, media is carefully orchestrated throughout the space to offer brand and product stories as attendees explore Scion.



For deeper engagement into the content, a key interactive element to the motor show experience is an interactive installation dubbed the Scion Surface Experience (sX) – a multi-touch surface table developed by JUXT that attendees can activate with a deck of eight unique, collectable trading cards, featuring artwork from Scion-sponsored artists.

sX is presented at four, distinct product touch points within the new Scion space inviting show goers to experience each vehicle in a fresh, new way. By placing a card on the table’s surface, the screen reveals a range of product and brand related digital content - photos, videos, regional sales information and localized events. Attendees can use their fingers to move the content around on the screen and to dig deeper into the content.
In support of Scion’s existing music collaborations, the cards also doubled as a table top mixer of music from the brand’s featured musicians. Flipping the cards over triggers the playing of a beat, bass or vocal component of a song. When all eight cards are placed on the surface at the same time, the full song plays. Spinning each card allows the guest to mix the song in real-time to their liking.
The collaborative work resulted in a motor show experience that inspires creativity, self-expression and exploration. Bursting with digital media and a multi-touch installation, thousands have been drawn to Scion’s motor show environments with extended reach via post event downloads accessed from the collectible trading cards. It has received enthusiastic press reviews and has already won an FWA.
Key products were bookended with a media backwall showcasing vehicle-specific content and an info counter featuring the sX Experience, vehicle color bar and vehicle specs for an integrated product experience
The space and media screens were designed to work for press events, efficiently making it the first season for press to be held in the Scion space