uses and trends

Already companies have begun to utilize remote or distributed workers – but with VR technology, entire companies could go virtual. Doing so could save companies money on property and allow for all of their workers to have flexible hours that they can adjust to work best for them. Other applications of VR technology in the workplace virtual computer workspaces. These are virtual worlds that are private to a single user that allows them to access all of the files within their computer to view and work on them in VR.

disruptive impact

Virtual Reality technology has the potential to disrupt how companies interact in the workspace. With VR technology designed for professional uses, like the HTC Vive Enterprise, businesses can begin allowing people to come into work in entirely virtual settings. Meetings can be held from home in a virtual environment, workers can practice working during times that are best for them, and distributed companies will have an easier means to coming into work and interacting with people while living hundreds of miles away from a physical setting where the company comes together.

predictions

VR technology can lead to some major changes in the way office workers interact with their workspace. As time goes on and people adapt to the technology we’ll see what’s in store for work environments. Considering that many people already loving working remotely and telecommuting, VR is the next logical step in the process of working entirely from home. Even a 2008 study from the Pew Research Center concluded that a majority of people believe Virtual Reality technology would have a role in the workplace by 2020.

To be fully connected, advanced organizations and individuals must have a presence in the “metaverse” and/or the “geoWeb.” Most well-equipped Internet users will spend some part of their waking hours—at work and at play—at least partially linked to augmentations of the real world or alternate worlds

-Pew Research Center, 2008