Case Study: University of California, Irvine Recreates Poster-Style Scientific Exchanges with SpatialChat

University of California, Irvine hosts 150 participants per day in a two-day virtual fair with SpatialChat

The University of California, Irvine sought to recreate the interactive, exploratory nature of an in-person academic fair in a virtual environment, moving beyond the limitations of static webinars. To achieve this, they partnered with SpatialChat to develop a dynamic, multi-zone virtual space.

Using SpatialChat's platform, the university created an environment where 150 daily participants could move freely between simultaneous discussions, forming small research clusters that replicated poster session dynamics. This solution resulted in sustained engagement across a two-day event, with participants enjoying higher talk-time and more organic, meaningful academic exchanges compared to traditional webinar formats.

University of California, Irvine