15 December 2020
Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU Celebrates December 2020 Graduates in Virtual Reality with Avatar Robots, Holographic Commencement Speakers and Awards Delivered by a Drone
Class of 2020 honored in commencement ceremony featuring telepresence robots in a VR version of the school’s new building, hologram speeches and the Dean piloting a drone
PHOENIX, December 14, 2020 Delivering an innovative and inclusive experience fit for this historic year, Thunderbird safely recognized the academic accomplishments of its class of 2020 in a technology-enhanced graduation celebration today to close an unprecedented fall semester.
The online event took place within an immersive virtual reality rendering of Thunderbird’s new global headquarters, opening August 2021. The ceremony was held in a digital version of the global forum, which will be a centrepiece of the state-of-the-art facility. The commencement speaker appeared as a holographic projection wit