KFUPM Graduation Ceremony Interactive Activations
A complete graduation booth designed, built, and operated by AO, featuring seven interactive and AI-powered activations.
Location
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Year
2026
Tech Stack
Project brief
What AO was responsible for
Client
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
Delivery environment
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
AO delivery scope
- •Activation strategy and concept consultation
- •Complete booth and visitor-flow design
- •Booth fabrication and build with woodworking partners
- •Seven custom interactive and AI activations
- •On-site operation for the one-day, eight-hour event
A useful reference for
Universities, event producers, and experiential agencies seeking one partner for activation strategy, booth design, fabrication, digital experiences, and live operation.
01 / Overview
AO-INTERACTIVE consulted with KFUPM on the activation ideas, designed the complete booth and visitor journey, and developed a unified digital experience combining university history, graduate participation, personalized AI content, and social sharing.
AO then delivered the physical booth build with its woodworking partners, developed the seven custom activations, and operated the complete experience during the one-day graduation event. Approximately 400 visitors moved through the booth over eight hours.
02 / The Challenge
Navigating Complexity
The project required one cohesive booth to support university history, graduate memories, personal expression, future aspirations, and shareable content. AO needed to shape the activation strategy, plan the visitor flow, coordinate the physical build, integrate seven digital experiences, and keep every station operating throughout a concentrated eight-hour ceremony.
03 / The Solution
Innovative Execution
- Activation consultation: Worked with the client to turn the graduation objectives into a balanced mix of archival, participatory, generative AI, and shareable experiences.
- Booth design and build: Designed the complete environment and visitor flow, then delivered the physical booth with AO's woodworking partners.
- Live operation: Operated the booth and its activation systems throughout the one-day, eight-hour graduation event.
- AI Vision Generator: Graduates entered keywords describing their ambitions, values, or dreams to create a personalized digital artwork.
- Interactive Yearbook Archive: A touchscreen archive enabled visitors to browse digitized photographs, founding classes, and past KFUPM yearbooks.
- Class Legacy Wall: Graduates created digital sticky notes that joined a collective composition forming the KFUPM water tower silhouette.
- Wall of Gratitude: A participatory installation invited graduates to contribute messages of thanks and recognition.
- Alumni Montage Lounge: A dedicated viewing area presented a curated graduation montage celebrating the university journey.
- AI Poetry App: Graduate details were transformed into a personalized classical Arabic two-line poem celebrating their achievement.
- Future Leader AI Photobooth: Portraits placed graduates into a future professional setting and provided a QR code for instant sharing.
04 / Scope
What We Delivered
Activation strategy and concept consultation
Complete booth and visitor-flow design
Booth fabrication and build with woodworking partners
Seven custom interactive and AI activations
On-site operation for the one-day, eight-hour event
05 / Tech Specs
Technical Execution
Detailed breakdown of the hardware and software infrastructure powering this experience.
Devices
Touchscreen kiosks, large-format displays, and AI photobooth system
Installation
Custom-built graduation booth with one-day live operation
06 / Impact
An end-to-end graduation experience delivered from activation strategy through live operation.
Approximately 400 visitors during the one-day graduation event.
Eight hours of live booth and activation operation.
Seven custom digital activations delivered within one fully designed and built event environment.
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