Studies show that for inmates, maintaining bonds with loved ones reduces recidivism. Yet the average inmates receives only two visits while incarcerated. This is due to many factors, including limited visiting hours, the distance between neighborhoods and prisons, and the high cost of secure (poor quality) video visits run by private companies looking to get rich while putting these families into debt. So we partnered with Fairfax County Detention Center to create a pilot program that reimagines prison visitation.
A video chat prototype that helps people on the spectrum understand other people's emotions.
When COVID took away Thurman White Middle School’s annual play, we gave it back to them in the form an animated film. With the help of facial tracking technology and an Academy Award winning director, these little thespians got the chance to perform together again.
Few people felt the uncertainties caused by COVID as much as high-school athletes. They faced postponed seasons, missed opportunities, and unfulfilled dreams. They must navigate through the uncertainty and continue to move forward, with no idea of what lies ahead.
The COVID-19 pandemic left seniors who were living in isolation more vulnerable than ever. Within weeks of the initial outbreak, we launched a volunteer program in which Cox employees committed to calling a senior once a day to provide human connection, friendship, and support.
Boost Mobile is a prepaid wireless carrier serving minorities and low-income consumers across the country. These are the same people who often suffer hours-long waits to vote due to a scarcity of polling places in their districts. Realizing Boost Mobile stores are located in those neighborhoods, we did the unprecedented: we closed our retail storefronts for the day and turned them into actual voting stations for the 2016 presidential election.
GrandStories attacks the epidemic of loneliness among seniors. We created a program that teaches grandparents how to use social media in order to connect with their grandkids in the place where they spend most of their time — their phones. Here are two of the grandparents we met out of the thousands this program continues to help.
Travel is about more than changing places. It's about finding the things that change you.
With Boost Mobile's unlimited data plan, you'll never have to resist the urge to look at your phone again. A couple of online films, and a couple of vines.
Real reviews, said by actors, in imagined situations.
We created the first-ever model "Electric Vehicle Town" in the middle of Middle America, proving that electric vehicles aren't just for tree-hugging hippies on the coasts. We installed level 3 charging stations in Normal, Illinois and dedicated thousands of Mitsubishi electric vehicles to the people who live there.
According to Forbes Magazine, over 62% of online porn is viewed on mobile devices. So we ran this ad on adult sites touting Boost Mobile's unlimited data plan.
To demonstrate how far 2K Games goes to make their baseball game realistic, Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum teaches his digital doppelganger how to be Tim Lincecum.
Batman had Robin. The Lone Ranger had Tonto. If there's one thing that old television shows have taught us, it's that every Alpha has a Sidekick. Wonder which one you are? Look at what you’re snacking on. If you see gummy bears, it's not a good sign.
To prove the four-wheel drive capabilities of the Outlander Sport, we tested it on "The World's Most Dangerous Road" in Bolivia. We rigged the car with a 360° camera to allow people to go along for the ride.
Virgin Mobile's family plan allows you to control the data. And when you control the data, people will do anything for it.
