Oculus: Virtual Reality. Real Business Revolution

I was at a tech store last week, checking out the latest trends in high-tech products. One product that caught my attention, sold primarily for entertainment and gaming, was the virtual reality package from Oculus VR. I was so impressed with this that I did some research when I got home, and here’s what I discovered.

Oculus VR is an American tech specializing in virtual reality (VR) hardware and software. Virtual reality is one of the fastest-growing parts of the tech industry, and has the potential to transform education, improve productivity, advance social movements and broaden the way we think. It can make the world a better place.

Oculus VR:

can make history come alive by allowing people to see and experience places and eras they would otherwise never have the opportunity to visit.
is used in hospitals to train doctors in relatively rare but high-stakes situations. It allows them to “treat” patients and learn from their mistakes without the risk of harm.
encourages social change by bringing the experience of “the other side” to people, letting them see the world through different eyes, helping to foster understanding and build bridges.
allows students to have common experiences and react to them with unlimited imagination.
is revolutionizing today’s workplace by increasing productivity, reducing training costs, and enhancing collaboration.

Technology has certainly changed how people interact and live their lives, but VR technology is taking it to an even higher level.

This last point is what I’d like to focus on today. Technology has certainly changed how people interact and live their lives, but VR technology is taking it to an even higher level.

The three-dimensional simulation technology enables you to interact with your environment in a seemingly real way, allowing you to perform different actions and manipulate the objects around you. And organizations are using it to be more efficient and cost-effective. Here’s what I mean:

Better Recruitment

Some HR departments are using VR in their recruitment processes. Potential employees have an opportunity to engage in “real” work scenarios and challenges and can offer solutions on how they would tackle the problems presented to them. This allows companies to choose the best candidates for the job.

Flexible Training

I provides for flexible training schedules, allowing employees to attend training sessions when they are available and from wherever they are.

Virtual training provides a seemingly physical involvement – with real employee training. And it provides for flexible training schedules, allowing employees to attend training sessions when they are available and from wherever they are.

Improved Sharing and Work Collaboration

They can exchange essential information through email, while brainstorming or consulting through instant messaging.

More and more companies are adopting remote working. This allows them to source qualified personnel globally without requiring them to relocate. If they need to meet, they can do so through video conferencing. And they can exchange essential information through email, while brainstorming or consulting through instant messaging.

Operational Efficiency

VR allows a paperless workplace without the need for a device for access—as is the case with emails or document attachments. VR technology lets workers access data and information with a simple swipe.

Creating and Testing Ideas

Companies can design and redesign their products to match goals, both intended and unexpected, before releasing them to the end user.

This is a big one. VR can be applied in the workplace to develop and test fresh ideas, simulating how they will perform in the real environment. Then companies can design and redesign their products to match goals, both intended and unexpected, before releasing them to the end user.

Improved Customer Experience

VR enables companies to get customer feedback about their products in real time. Customers can try out a company’s products before purchase and relate their experience to the company for modification and final production. This works especially well for higher-priced products; the company has much less risk of producing goods that won’t be received well in the marketplace.

A company can engage a buyer who is in a completely different location and exhibit, even demonstrate, products from the beginning of production to the final product.

Virtual technology has also changed the way buyers and sellers do business. A company can engage a buyer who is in a completely different location and exhibit, even demonstrate, products from the beginning of production to the final product.

Ideal Work Environment

Virtual reality allows them to create a work environment of their choice.

The atmosphere in which company employees work is of utmost importance because it generally determines their output and productivity. Employees appreciate and respond to a relaxed environment, as opposed to an anxious, uncomfortable one. Virtual reality allows them to create a work environment of their choice.

Time Off

And when employees get frustrated, or they feel like they need to recharge, virtual reality allows them to “escape” to an environment that will help them reset.

Another benefit of computer-generated simulation is the ability of workers to take breaks in between or after completing challenging tasks. And when employees get frustrated, or they feel like they need to recharge, virtual reality allows them to “escape” to an environment that will help them reset.

Conclusion

Tech is where it’s at in today’s corporate world. The current generation of workers is pursuing companies that have adopted innovative technologies like VR. If you intend to attract and retain top talent, I suggest learning how virtual reality for today’s workplace works!

Paul GravetteNovember 22, 2019