History. With a live audience.
Meet BALL, the AI host inspired by the championship ball Scottie Pippen preserved. A distinctive welcome. A room ready to play.
The original made history
Chicago’s championship-clinching Game 5. June 12, 1991. Scottie Pippen preserved the game ball for more than three decades.
Now BALL, the project’s AI character inspired by that artifact, brings its story to your audience—through conversation, play and live competition.
Three premium experience layers
Conversation, trivia, and a challenge to get the room involved.
Try the AI host →
The championship destination. Selected finalists compete; the room follows the finish.
See the championship →
Meme Ball opens the field. Organizers verify and invite the finalists.
Explore mobile play →Event flow: BALL welcomes guests → Meme Ball qualifiers → verified finalists → Fortnite championship → winner recognition. A proposed organizer-managed format, subject to competition and platform review. Begin with the full journey or a focused AI-host or mobile activation. Physical display is separately agreed.
Your brand has a role in the story
A reason to stop. A reason to participate. A useful next action, designed around your audience.
Illustrative hospitality activationAn approved welcome on a lobby screen starts the conversation.
Measure interaction startsGuests play on their phones during a planned qualifying window.
Measure eligible entriesAn approved event destination or partner offer gives guests a next step.
Measure instrumented actionsA shared championship and winner moment complete the experience.
Report agreed outcomesSelect touchpoints and deliverables are agreed, not automatically included. Reporting, registration, offers, and integrations are scoped. This example is not a completed client case study or a guarantee of results.
Meet BALL · Your AI host
The story is real. The host is BALL, the project’s AI character. Say hello, ask about your event, or take on a championship trivia question.
Press once, then speak naturally. BALL waits through a natural pause before responding.
Your conversation will appear here after BALL responds.
BALL is an AI character inspired by the original Game 5 championship ball. The physical artifact remains unchanged. AI-generated speech features an authorized voice performance by Tyrese Gibson, not his personal participation. Generated responses may vary.
A personality. A practical role.
Confident conversation, approved event knowledge, and a little competitive edge. BALL complements your people; it does not replace accountable event operations.
Explore the full intelligence platform This is a live AI demonstration. Registration, scoring, sales systems, and stage control are separate integrations.
The championship / Inside Fortnite
From the qualifying field to a final
the whole room can follow.
Selected finalists. Shared anticipation.
Compete for control of the championship ball in a 1991 Inglewood-inspired world. The published game’s challenge: hold it longest before time runs out.
For an event, managed finalist stations and an audience display keep the final accessible. Most guests can participate through Meme Ball without downloading Fortnite at the door.
Match capacity, player accounts, spectator arrangements, and event permissions are confirmed in production planning.
The mobile qualifying layer
Quick arcade basketball. A score worth chasing. Meme Ball gives guests an approachable way into the competition using their own phones.
One touch. One ball.
One score to beat.
The qualifying window, score capture, verification, tie-breaks, and check-in are agreed before an event. Mobile scores do not automatically transfer into Fortnite or unlock island content.
A clear starting point
One focused moment or a produced championship. Each begins with an agreed brief, responsibilities, and budget.
A focused AI-host experience
A distinctive welcome, conversation, or trivia moment for a location, website, or digital audience.
A mobile-first activation
Give guests a quick challenge on their own phones, with organizer-defined scoring and finalist selection.
The complete live format
Connect BALL's welcome, Meme Ball qualifiers, and a scheduled Fortnite final the room can follow.
Creative direction, approved BALL configuration, format planning, and the deliverables specified in the scope.
Audience access, venue permissions, brand approvals, and agreed equipment or connectivity.
Assigned operator, run of show, competition verification, technical support, and escalation plan.
Talent, travel, rewards, audiovisual production, content capture, broadcast, integrations, and reporting are assigned in writing. Familiar screens can be a starting point; bespoke connections require assessment.
Arrival & BALL welcome → Mobile qualifying window → Verified finalist check-in → Fortnite final → Winner recognition
Founder & steward
Naismith Hall of Famer · Six-time champion
Select programs can explore opening remarks, a fireside conversation, winner recognition, or a personal appearance, each separately approved and contracted.
Build the human programming around your audience. BALL complements the host, the entertainment, and the atmosphere.
Scottie Pippen, other talent, and the physical artifact are not automatically included. Availability, fees, travel, likeness, music, content, broadcast, and replay rights require separate agreements.A real foundation
Explore the artifact and the story of Scottie Pippen’s stewardship.
View the story ↗02 / Experience itSpeak with BALL here. Play Meme Ball. Explore Don’t Drop the Ball.
Meet BALL ↗03 / Independent coverageGamesBeat explores Scottie Pippen’s Fortnite game and the wider project.
Read GamesBeat ↗Explore a longer-term licensing, location, technology, or strategic collaboration.
Before we build your moment
The original is the physical artifact preserved by Scottie Pippen from Chicago’s championship-clinching Game 5 in 1991. BALL is the project’s AI character inspired by it. Its own GAME 5 BALL artwork gives the experience a distinct identity. The original remains unchanged and is not included in the AI demonstration.
The agreed format may include a license for the BALL character and configured AI experience, specified creative materials, mobile participation, competition planning and reporting. The written scope identifies deliverables, responsibilities, equipment and pricing. Foundation authorization does not itself grant league, team, manufacturer, platform or unrelated personal rights.
No. Guests can meet BALL and play Meme Ball on their phones. In a complete championship format, verified finalists are invited into scheduled Fortnite matches while the wider audience follows the final.
Yes. Begin with a focused AI-host or mobile-play experience, including digital audiences. A championship final, broadcast, and additional touchpoints can be scoped later.
No. Personal appearances are separately approved and contracted. The original artifact remains protected; any exhibition requires separate custody, security, insurance, transport, and written agreement.
Attendance, mobile entries, simultaneous players, finalists, and viewers are different measures. Capacity is established through the approved format, tested technology, qualifying window, stations, and staffing. Larger programs may use waves or multiple sessions.
Selected visuals, approved knowledge, guest prompts, and partner actions can be tailored. Registration, sales systems, scoring, and custom island work are integrations, not automatic features of this website demonstration. Rights, platform rules, and technical needs are reviewed first.
The proposed cross-game format uses organizer-managed verification and invitations, not automatic score transfer or Fortnite unlocks. Eligibility, ties, check-in, fixed rewards where permitted, platform permissions, and official rules must be confirmed before launch. External registration, personal-data collection, and real-world reward fulfillment stay outside Fortnite.
The scope can identify interaction starts, qualifying entries, completed rounds, approved partner actions, content links, and guest feedback where collection is implemented. Reporting depends on the available instrumentation and consent. No audience, sales, or conversion result is guaranteed.
The production plan assigns an operator, escalation path, and agreed fallback, such as approved host copy or a self-guided game link. Redundant connectivity or additional production support is scoped where needed. Uninterrupted service is not guaranteed.
No. Don’t Drop the Ball is an independently created Fortnite island, not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Epic Games, Inc. The specific competition, sponsor placements, rewards, and broadcast format require platform and event-license review.
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