- The National Air and Space Museum
- San Diego Air and Space Museum
- Mort Kunstler
- The Retired Officers Association (TROA)
- U.S. Army
- Air National Guard
- Antietam Battlefield
Challenge: Produce first ever software for the National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
Solution: Aware presented the NASM with a low-cost, high profit interactive multimedia CD-ROM
Aware created a combination screen saver, calendar/organizer, with vehicle, gallery and artifact images, informative text, historical calendar, reference information and museum maps showing artifact and vehicle locations. This product provided travel and education related Internet links, email and other contact information.
Results: The product quickly (in less than three months) became the Best Selling software in the NASM, outselling all other software combined by over 2 to 1!
San Diego Air and Space Museum
Challenge:
- Produce first ever museum specific multimedia product
- Generate revenue for the SDAM
- Provide value to their visitors, customers and members
- Promote new membership and membership renewal
Solution: Aware is developing an interactive multimedia virtual tour of the SDAM
- Product combines 360 degree photos, still imagery, video, interactive maps, narration, text, information screens and Internet links to create a virtual tour of the museum
- Product provides travel, visitor planning, historical, educational, and entertaining materials on aviation and visiting the San Diego area
- Product provides a wide range of activities and games for all ages
Results: An innovative combination of education and time-honored activities will provide a unique product for the SDAM that will be attractive to visitors, members, and prospective members
Challenge:
- Produce first ever multimedia CD-ROM featuring Mort Künstler's artwork
- Promote and display Mr. Künstler's artwork in a unique fashion
- Educate, entertain and inform users about the Civil War
- Generate revenue
Solution: Aware developed a unique combination interactive screen saver, calendar/organizer, and education oriented product
- Displayed Mr. Künstler's work like never before combining the story behind painting with calendar date and historical and artist comments
- Product provides travel, visitor planning, historical, educational, and entertaining information using an innovative combination of narration, music, text, aerial and ground photos, and Internet links
Results: A hit with tourists, teachers, and students of the Civil War, most customers ask when the next product will be ready
Next product featuring Künstler artwork "Destination Gettysburg - The Virtual Tour"
Challenge:
- Produce a multi-service product to promote TROA
- Promote new membership, retain existing members, and replace membership losses
- Provide valuable information to members and potential members
Solution: Aware developed Images of the Military for TROA
- Product shows members and prospective members the benefits of TROA membership using information screens and Internet links
- Provides users travel, education, and useful information on their military benefits and knowledge of future Congressional actions
- Product provides five (5) screen savers combining images, information, and Internet screens oriented to each U.S. military service - Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
Results: Product will be made available as a member incentive for a nominal shipping and handling charge and to non-members for a nominal fee
Challenge:
- Produce a unique product for recruiters to give away to prospective Army recruits
- Create a product that tells the prospect the benefits of joining the Army
- Ship product to over 1800 locations nationwide for distribution
- Convey a high-tech image for the Army and generate recruit interest
Solution: Aware created an interactive computer screen saver with linked information screens
- Aware used images of Army life combined with informative text on the image and how it related to helping the prospect grow
- Aware distributed over 53,000 PC & MAC compatible screen savers
- Aware created PC & MAC web download versions that are still available today
Results: In a survey of over 33 recruiting stations in 26 different states nationwide following Army field trials we found that:
Recruiters considered this "the BEST giveaway we have ever had!"
"Conveys High Tech Image and projects the adventure."
"Can't stress the cool factor enough."
"Everybody Likes It!" (Recruiters, prospective recruits, & counselors)
"Gets us to 100% of our high school market!"
"Most of our target audiences have computers."
Over 250,000 downloads of the screen saver from the Internet
Challenge:
- Produce a unique product for recruiters to give away to prospective recruits
- Create a product that tells prospect the benefits of joining the Guard
- Convey a high-tech front-line image for the Guard
- Generate recruit interest
Solution: Aware created an interactive computer screen saver
- Aware used images of Air Guard life combined with a split screen menu to tell the prospect about the Air Guard and benefits of joining
- Aware worked with Air Guard to convey the front line image of Guard equipment
- The community service nature of Air Guard work
- Aware distributed over 40,000 PC screen savers to 350 recruiters
Results: Air National Guard recruiters loved it
- Recruiters generated similar comments to Aware's Army product
- Comments heard most: "We like it!" and "We need a lot more !"
- Air Guard downloaded over 100,000 copies of the screen saver
- Air Guard reordered and additional 20,000 hard copies for distribution
Challenge:
- Produce a battlefield specific multimedia product
- Provide visitors a definitive look at the battle of Antietam
- Generate revenue to support Park operation and preservation efforts
Solution: Aware is developing the Official National Battlefield product
"Destination Antietam - The Virtual Tour"
- Product combines 360 degree photos, aerial and ground photography, video and living history reenactment video clips, animated battle maps, narration, period music, text, audio driving tour, information screens and Internet links to create a virtual tour tour of the battlefield
- Product provides travel, visitor planning, historical, educational, and entertaining materials on Antietam and visiting the Sharpsburg area
- Product provides a wide range of activities and games for all ages
Results: Combination of education, entertainment, historical accuracy,
and time-honored games and activities will provide a unique product for the
Park Service that will be attractive to visitors, educators, and Civil War
enthusiasts
