USAF Collaboratory
Strut our stuff
Innovation is a hallmark of the U.S. Air Force. They proved it was more than just talk when they came to us with a unique challenge: Build a secure crowdsourcing platform where they could collaborate with students to solve three real-world challenges, then document the product launches developed at the Collaboratory. We can neither confirm nor deny any official involvement in the project, but it was a massive success.
![USAF Collaboratory](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/36f7a20f-c5a0-4d4d-9205-9138a8ba7da4_USAF_TheAirForceCollaboratory_DesertImage_2560x1440.jpg?auto=compress,format)
![USAF Collaboratory](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/4aabed59-8d3d-4dd5-8451-69a6b996625d_USAF_TheAirForceCollaboratory_WebPageTop_2560x1880.jpg?auto=compress,format)
![USAF Collaboratory](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/97096642-7a1b-4c3b-985a-707aa9e9f1f1_USAF_TheAirForceCollaboratory_WebPageBottom_2560x1880.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Gamifying a platform
Building a full show package was a bit of new territory for us. While we have created a multitude of motion graphics, we reveled in creating timeless bumpers and transitions for future Air Force projects. Additionally, we directed art, graphics and stylistic choices across the board.
![USAF Collaboratory](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/08e40b65-edf3-43e5-8e74-249d2b468c2a_USAF_TheAirForceCollaboratory_Timeline_2560x1440.jpg?auto=compress,format)
![USAF Collaboratory](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/53606d46-3c95-43ab-819a-7ffd67136ddd_AirForce_Collaboratory_MessagingTop_2560x1880.jpg?auto=compress,format)
![USAF Collaboratory](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/d7521d71-e9da-45bc-abe2-3beb1f4ac2dd_AirForce_Collaboratory_MessagingMiddle_2560x1440.jpg?auto=compress,format)
![USAF Collaboratory](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/2b374ab7-17cd-443a-8763-f62ed294938f_AirForce_Collaboratory_MessagingBottom_2560x1200.jpg?auto=compress,format)
![USAF Collaboratory](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/aa5cf9b2-0993-400f-bf3d-7f12ec902183_AirForce_Collaboratory_ParaRescue_2560x1880+1.jpg?auto=compress,format)
![Mission accomplished](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/c56e9d80-d751-4afd-8e74-e2590e8dd629_USAF_TheAirForceCollaboratory_MissionAccomplishedPage_2560x1440.jpg?auto=compress,format)
![The Collaboratory. We need your help to solve the airforce's toughest challenges.](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/c771dafe-c3e7-4a3d-a593-33fdb4bc6e18_USAF_TheAirForceCollaboratory_ThreeUpLeft_720x1280.png?auto=compress,format)
![Congratulations on creating an account with the collaboratory.](https://images.prismic.io/tbx--2021/60355198-9e31-4b66-bd99-ac871dce3888_USAF_TheAirForceCollaboratory_ThreeUpRight_720x1280.png?auto=compress,format)
Outcome
We motivated students through gamification and an ability to earn badges and speak with like-minded students and mentors. The projects themselves ranged from building a better drone to launching a satellite to search and rescue during a disaster.