Kriminalforsorgen

Entering a world within

Client: Kriminalforsorgen

Timespan: 2020-2022

Key Focus: Recruitment campaign

With applications for prison officers down, Kriminalforsorgen needed a branded campaign to capture potential recruits and challenge misconceptions behind the realities of the work. Three initiatives – a gamified interactive campaign, an influencer mini-series, and an immersive VR experience – helped bring players and viewers behind prison walls. The initiatives culminated in a truck, which drove throughout Denmark, allowing Danes around the country to enter a world within Denmark's top security prisons.

+31.000.000

Media impressions during campaign period

4 min

Average time spent on campaign

+151.193

New users on site

+50.000

Visitors participated in the truck

+500.000

Players went through the interactive scenarios

+13.200.000

Media impressions with influencer mini-series

In the first initiative, a mobile-first scenario game took players through six conflicts based on true events. Players were tasked with taking action to become successful prison officers, and after each decision, a real prison officer debriefed and ranked a player's decisions accordingly. The digital universe put players into the shoes of prison officers, helping illuminate what happens in some of Denmark's top security prisons.

In an immersive 360° experience, viewers could explore two of Denmark's most secure prisons while listening to real stories from guards. The VR Experience was integrated inside an event truck alongside the interactive scenario game, info boards, and several prison officers recruiting potential colleagues. Explore Vestre Fængsel in 360° VR below.

Explore Storstrøm Fængsel in 360° VR

To give the public a glimpse into the education and daily duties of a prison officer, the mini-series “A day in the uniform” followed four influencers competing against each other in teams. The influencers participated in training and tests, competing to be named the best prison guard team of the day. The series gave viewers a unique look into what it takes to train and work as an officer and garnered over 13.200.000 media impressions during the campaign.

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Kudos to

Client lead / Patrick Rønning

Lead developer / Christoffer Skytte Wielsøe

Lead creative / Nikolaj Trane