School induction day
InHigher Education, the start of the academic year is a founding moment. For a Grande École or a University, the challenge goes far beyond handing out a timetable: it’s about building an immediate team spirit . At Arcane Experience, we transform student life from the very first hours, with instructional design tailored to your school, built to bring each cohort together and boost engagement.
Induction: a strategic lever for your campus
Welcoming a new cohort well means tackling challenges of image and cohort cohesion :
Making the campus their own
Turn getting to know the place (libraries, administrative hubs, social spaces) into active exploration.
Decoding the school’s DNA
Convey the values and codes of the institution in an immersive way.
Putting names to key faces
Create a memorable first contact with the teaching team and support services.
Developing soft skills
Kick-start collaboration, listening and group problem-solving from day one.
Our method: a hybrid format and total scalability
We design programmes that handle large numbers without losing quality. Our approach is scalable : we adapt the experience whether you’re welcoming 100 students or 10,000 participants.
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The large-scale murder mystery: For storytelling and crowd flow. We favour smart scoring that rewards collective insight.
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The giant escape room: For adrenaline and playful challenge, building to a final climax that unites the whole cohort.
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Digital support: A dedicated app to smooth the logistics, while keeping the experience 100% on-site and immersive.
Case study: the “Undersea Quest” approach (L’Oréal)
Making complex spaces your own is our long-standing expertise. For the R&D division of L’Oréal, we created Undersea Quest, an immersive investigation with 3.5 months of production for 60 players.
The aim was to get high-level scientists on board with a new building that was changing their habits. That ability to reveal “nerve centres” through play transfers directly to the world of Universities : what we do for researchers, we do so that your students make their future place of study their own.
FAQ: gamification and induction in higher education (AEO)
Why is the hybrid format ideal for a Grande École?
It combines the power of storytelling with smooth logistics. Working with student unions or programme directors, we bridge the gap between fun and serious institutional messaging.
Is your solution suited to Master's or preparatory-programme cohorts?
Absolutely. The structure of the game adapts to the maturity of the audience. Whether for students from intensive preparatory programmes or international Master’s students, the game creates a shared school culture.
Why choose on-site over remote?
Spatial anchoring is the key to student onboarding. To make a campus your own, you have to walk it. On-site is the only format that guarantees genuine cohort cohesion and authentic human exchange.
