Justin Watkins, Creative Direction and Interaction Design
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, NV
2007
Mandalay Bay

Traveling to Vegas 8 times for this project was pretty rough, but we muscled through somehow.

The concept of the site revolved around the 5 persona's we identified as the core Las Vegas crowd. We shot an introduction video for each persona. Once a persona was selected we adjusted the navigation, design, and promotions based on their interests.

Vegas operates by the numbers, so we were happy to learn their online conversion had shot way up after launch, surpassing other MGM properties.

I have to confess the size of this project didn't hit me until I connected to my room's WiFi and saw the site for the first time. You hear millions of visitors are coming each month, but when you can see all the rooms and know everyone is seeing your work, it sort of takes you back.

Agency:

MMG Worldwide
Ed Lau Project Manager
Stewart Colovin Creative Director
Brent Scholz Copywriter
Justin Watkins Art Director, Flash Design & Front-end Development
Brad Steele .NET Developer
Mike Eager Flash Developer & .NET Developer

Video Production:

Bark

Motion Graphics:

Take Two

Photography:

Jason Dewey