Google x NBA Pixel Arena 2.0



Google and the NBA partnered with Experience.Monks to design the future of sports entertainment: an immersive, multiplayer 3D world within the NBA app. In this personalized metaverse, fans customize avatars in futuristic street style, recreate iconic dunks, and compete in battle royale minigames to unlock exclusive merchandise. With one of the most passionate fanbases in sports, the challenge was clear: create an experience that revolutionizes how fans engage with the game. Together with NBA and Google, we redefined fandom through an interactive world that rewards loyalty, fosters community, empowers self-expression, and deepens the connection to the sport they love.


2023  |  Game Experience & App Design & Metaverse















CREDITSClient Team
Google: Matthieu Lorrain, J.p. Guiseppi, Franc Cheetham
Nba: Julie De Jesus-evans, J.m. Butterfield, Dockery Walker

Media.monks
Executive:
Cco: Pablo Vio
Ecd: Roni Sebastian
Production: Greg Benedetto, Nicole Black
Experience:
Creative Director: Adam Romano
Motion Director: Branko Jass
Motion/avatar Director: Andrea Arice
Senior Producers: Mark Evans, Patrick Raimondi
Designers: Xiaocha Zhang, Barbara Lopez, Victoire Douy
Motion Designers: Mauri Vio, Chris Chan
3d Designer: Chanelle Hartwig
Environment Art Director: Kousha Motamedi
Avatar Designers: Andrea Arice, Ivo Diependaal, Cyrill Durigon
Concept Artists: Marcelo Rodriguez, Lennart Verhoeff, Mattyn Klaassen
Copywriter: Lydia Pawlawsky

Trailer
Director: Cyrill Durigon
Art Director: Kousha Motamedi
3d Designers: Cyrill Durigon, Kousha Motamedi, Andrea Arice
Sound Designers: Cyrill Durigon, Nicolas Failla
Development / QA
Technical Directors: William Chan, Kin Hui-lo
Creative Developers: Amelie Rosser, Henrique Périgo
Senior Developers: Johnathan Mckinnell, Alejandro Mesa Suarez, Artem Leznikov, Edgard Zavarezzi
Technical Architect: Ben Moody
Qa Director: Nitish Chandra

UX
Ux Director: Sjoerd Vijfhuizen
Designers: Tim Ruiters, María José Baglioni Burgos







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