Oakley
Stream Raids
Helping the next generation
of esports athletes get discovered.
BACKGROUND
Oakley has always been helping emerging talent reach the top of their game. And today, one of the toughest sports to go pro in is gaming. Only 0,00008% make it. Streaming is one of the best ways to get noticed, but the algorithm sends most viewers to streamers who are already popular. So, if nobody is watching, how can talent be discovered?
THE IDEA
Oakley turned the trend of Raiding, where one sends viewers from their stream to another stream, into a spotlight for next-gen gamers. Oakley-sponsored esports legends like OpTic Scump raided the Twitch streams of up-and-coming talent, giving them the opportunity to showcase their skills LIVE in front of a much bigger audience.
THE EXECUTION
Over five days, Oakley e-athletes scouted the internet for talent and raided amateur streams daily, while LIVE on Twitch. Eligible candidates were chosen to be raided in real-time and were then challenged to a friendly game, to showcase their skills against the gaming pros, with the biggest audience they ever had on their stream.
Launch
We announced the event with a PR video, inviting next-gen gamers to nominate their streams to be raided. To increase their chances of getting picked, we encouraged them to post their best gaming highlights on social media with the hashtag #OakleyStreamRaids.
Visual Identity
We drew a parallel between the act of raiding a stream and the act of tagging. Just like the tagger makes their presence known on a wall - so does the raider on a stream. A bold act where neither asks for permission.
Results
The activation was a huge success in the gaming community and a great way for Oakley to enter the gaming space. 5851 hours of streamed content were generated by the community. And the up-and-coming gamers got incredible exposure with an astonishing peak of +55370% viewers during the raid.
