Beat The Blitz
Gatorade shows athletes the effects of Dehydration on the body through new immersive VR Campaign
Gatorade created “Beat The Blitz” as an engaging way to show athletes how dehydration works in the body. The virtual reality experience let’s players quarterback and throw passes while being coached by Peyton Manning.
Gatorade and agency partner WPP’s VML debuted the experience to media for the first time this weekend at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
Coached by Super Bowl Champion, Peyton Manning, “Beat the Blitz” is a virtual reality experience that lets players throw passes, dodge blitzers and even travel inside the body to see how hydration works in the body. Gatorade is pushing the boundaries of the technology of virtual reality gaming by implementing real-time arm tracking, creating one of the most accurate football simulations ever made. The experience is an authentic way to tell Gatorade’s story of science and sports fuel innovation.
VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, which name WPP as a “Leader” in Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 30,000 talented people across 60-plus markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.
VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP).