Blingby – advanced content and video platform for improved user engagement for air force personnel training and recruitment

Blingby has identified a need within the Air Force for a system that will assist in solving the shortage of recruiters and recruits, as well as improve the efficiency of training and learning of new recruits. Blingby’s system automatically analyzes, in real-time, video sections that are streamed through the system. Using advanced analytics, the system identifies the scenes, activities, scenarios and information that is presented in the stream, and offers the viewer with additional information that is relevant to what is currently presented to him. The viewer can choose to view additional information that relates to the information presented to him/her, and an option for an in-depth exploration of the topic without leaving the video stream. The system operates on both desktop computers and mobile phones apps. During this Phase I project we intend to contact recruitment units from the Air Force - namely the 360th Recruiting Group at New Cumberland, Pa.; the 369th Recruiting Group at JBSA-Lackland, Texas; and the 372nd Recruiting Group at Hill AFB, Utah, in order to better understand their specific needs and requirements, towards securing an MOU and conducting a pilot to test the system's compliance during Phase II.