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A Magical Christmas Garden at SM Megamall

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A Magical Christmas Garden at SM Megamall

By MB Lifestyle

Everything was merry and bright as SM Megamall recently welcomed the holiday season by combining the traditional Christmas tree with the virtual magic of augmented reality.

Adorned with thousands of lights, teal blue and gold ornaments, and oversized acrylic butterflies in yellow, teal blue, and pink neon gel flex lights, the 45-foot tree was stunning and spectacular.

SM Megamall continues to deliver the magic of Christmas in innovative and exciting ways with five Augmented Reality (AR) stations where the Magical Christmas Garden comes alive. These include Santa’s Garden, Starry Skies, Blissful Bloom, Magnificent Melodies, and Blooming Flowers.

The event also unlocked the secret of its Magical Christmas Garden: five Augmented Reality (AR) stations around the tree with photo filters that virtually bring mall goers to Santa’s Garden, Starry Skies, Blissful Bloom, Magnificent Melodies, and Blooming Flowers. With this, SM Megamall continues to deliver the magic of Christmas in innovative and exciting ways where everyone can enjoy taking photos and have an AR immersive experience.

The magic begins when mallgoers scan the QR code around the area using Facebook or Instagram camera and point the mobile phone to the AR Marker to reveal the photo effects.

Meet and take photos with Santa Claus at his AR garden, pose with starry skies and colorful butterflies as background at the Starry Skies station, level up your selfie game with the flower crown filter in the Blissful Bloom station, bond with songbirds at the Magnificent Melodies station, and witness virtual flowers bloom in your photos or videos with friends and family.

Enjoy a truly magical holiday—the AR way at SM Megamall!

(L-R) Ms. Universe Philippines 2021 – Mandaluyong Corinne Abalos, MMDA
Chairman Benhur Abalos, and Mandaluyong City Councilor Charisse Abalos-Vargas at
SM Megamall’s Magical Christmas Garden launch.

SM Megamall’s Magical Christmas Garden comes alive via Augmented Reality (AR).
Scan the QR code using Facebook or Instagram camera and point the mobile phone to the AR
Marker.

Strike a pose with your family and friends with Starry Skies background in
Augmented Reality (AR) at SM Megamall’s Magical Christmas Garden.

Brighten up your photos with starry skies and colorful butterflies at SM Megamall’s
Magical Christmas Garden Augmented Reality (AR) station.

Meet Santa in Augmented Reality (AR) at SM Megamall’s Magical Christmas Garden.

Mandaluyong City Councilor Charisse Abalos-Vargas poses with Santa in
Augmented Reality (AR) at SM Megamall’s Magical Christmas Garden.

Level up your selfie game with the flower crown filter in the Blissful Bloom
Augmented Reality (AR) station at SM Megamall’s Magical Christmas Garden.

Bond with songbirds at the Magnificent Melodies Augmented Reality (AR) station at
SM Megamall’s Magical Christmas Garden.

Pose with a songbird under the tree at the Magnificent Melodies Augmented Reality
(AR) station at SM Megamall’s Magical Christmas Garden.

Witness as flowers bloom in one of the five Augmented Reality (AR) stations at SM
Megamall’s Magical Christmas Garden.

ABS-CBN Creative Programs President Ernie Lopez with wife and G Diaries co-
host Michelle Lopez and ABS-CBN Foundation Managing Director Berta Lopez-Feliciano
receives SM’s financial support to ABS-CBN Foundation for its social and humanitarian causes
from SM Supermalls President Steven Tan.

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