Comment by rft

A VR interactive thesis defense/sword fighting crossover game sounds just weird enough to work. Maybe base it on the fight mechanics of Until You Fall [1], we could call it "Until You Graduate" (I will see myself out for that one) or "Thesis Offense" [2].

[1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/858260/Until_You_Fall/

[2] https://xkcd.com/1403/