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16 Virtual Reality Applications That Will Be Big In The Months Ahead

1. Campaign-Mode Video Games

I am seeing people move meetings to campaign-mode video games for a change of scenery, blending engaging interaction with work. There’s a lot of room for creativity and no need for absolute conformity any more—in fact, thinking of new ways to interact shows respect and empathy for what employees are managing in their lives, both for themselves and on behalf of the organizations we’re running. - Frank Speiser, Talla

3. Virtual Work Meetings

Forget Zoom meetings with your co-workers squished into tiny corners of your screen—soon we’ll be meeting in virtual environments. Taking remote working into VR spaces will let us manipulate objects collaboratively, break off into sidebar conversations by “walking” away and have more natural professional relationships. Gossip around a virtual water-cooler? It’ll happen sooner than you think. - Chris Turlica, MaintainX Inc.

5. Group Socialization

I think that we need a platform to let individuals mimic the hallway conversations that happen in large conferences. The platform should be agnostic to the event and let people find others and be found, have side chats and schedule follow-up meetings. It should be API-powered to all event platforms and highly customizable in terms of how much information you want to share with others. - Marcelo De Santis, ThoughtWorks

12. Employee Onboarding

Major retailers, sports teams and tech companies are using technologies like Strivr to train employees for operational efficiency, customer service and more. With more people working remotely, the employee onboarding experience is changing. VR can engage employees remotely and provide opportunities for consistent delivery of information from anywhere. - Ryan Chan, UpKeep Maintenance Management

15. Job Interviews

People often think that if we have a face-to-face interview we can hire better. That’s going to change, and virtual interviewing will be a lifestyle change businesses and candidates will have to adapt to. When we can work virtually, why can’t we hire virtually? It’s all about trust, and trust is a seed that needs to be planted before you see the flower bloom. - Bhavna Juneja, Infinity, a Stamford Technology Company

See the full story here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/06/11/16-virtual-reality-applications-that-will-be-big-in-the-months-ahead/#643f55b367da