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Androidland was anAndroid-themedpop-up store, created by the carrierTelstra in collaboration with Google, onBourke Street,Melbourne,Australia, in December 2011.[1][2]
The store was themed heavily in green, featuring several Android "green robot" sculptures. In the store, Telstra provided visitors with an interactive spaceship zone that featured a flight simulator (via theGoogle Earth software, aLiquid Galaxy set-up[3]), and also included a massive screen on which visitors could playAngry Birds. It further featured scented areas with gingerbread and grass aromas, called "Android grass",[3] to further immerse visitors.
Androidland had been in development since July 2011.[4][5]Google Australia helped to train the store's Android experts to be able to assist visitors with their current devices, help them with their new ones and recommend apps to install.[6]
Warwick Bray, the Executive Director of Telstra Mobile, stated, "Over the past 12 months we've seen a huge growth in the number of customers coming in-store and asking us about Android phones and tablets. With Androidland we wanted to create a retail environment like no other that helps us to answer customer questions in a fun, interactive way."[7]
In October 2013,Spice Group announced a partnership with Google to set up 50 AndroidLand stores in India along with 100 smaller versions of the stores as AndroidLand mini stores.[8]
Logan Booker, writing forGizmodo Australia wrote, "It's a friendly environment, definitely, and if I were to make the switch to Android, I’d be sure to stop by to aid in my decision-making. The interesting fusion of business with an "experience" beyondproduct demonstrations gives the shop-within-a-shop a corporatePowerhouse Museum feel."[3]
The Telstra press release stated Androidland was a temporary installation but also noted the possibility of the installation expanding through other Telstra stores in Australia based on customer feedback.[7]
