Technology’s impact on the workplace can’t be overstated. It is absolutely essential in all business offices around the world, with so many varying applications: from classic desktop PCs to team communication smartphone apps. Depending on your company and your outlook, you can get immensely creative with tech in the workplace. The more that you spread your wings, the more you will discover how amazing the opportunities are for boosting productivity, workplace life, sales and more.
As technology advances, the results that you can expect from its usage in business get better and better. Also, new avenues for experimentation open up to even the most basic of office set-ups. One such ‘new avenue’ is virtual reality, technology which, until as recently as a decade ago, seemed to be the subject of science fiction. Nowadays though, virtual reality has real, practical applications in normal workplaces, offering benefits you might not expect. So, let’s take a look at some good reasons to use VR in the office.
Virtual Reality Training Programs
The use of virtual reality by NASA and the military to train personnel is pretty well-established by now. Previously, VR training was more for jobs where to train in situ or under the correct scenarios would be costly or dangerous. But times have changed. All sorts of massive companies are opting to train staff through virtual reality. It’s at the level now where it is inexpensive enough and, certainly, effective enough that it creates an amazing and, frankly, fun way to teach new employees or update practices for current ones. Training is an important part of every office so investigate it a bit and see how it could help your workplace.
Virtual Reality Interviews
Ok – this one is admittedly a touch futuristic. But, if you want to be ahead of the curve, it will certainly play a big part in future company practice. The video call interview, something which people were very excited about in its origins, has proven a little underwhelming. It has its advantages but it’s not a real world-beater.
Virtual reality interviews will enhance the interview experience, the applicant experience as a whole really, to an immense degree. Being able to be face to face with applicants, with anyone you need to speak with, without any travel needed will be a really excellent addition to companies as the world becomes smaller and companies stretch over thousands and thousands of miles.
Customer Service
Customer service is a restless corner of companies. There’s always some new theory or method professionals are testing to see how effective it is at boosting customer satisfaction and/or sales. Certainly, with instant chatbots, customer service texting and social media interaction, the emphasis is heavily on connectivity between customers and the support staff.
Well, connectivity doesn’t really get any greater at distance than through virtual reality. Thanks to this innovative technology, you can massively elevate your service side to the office. It will give customers a sense of direct connectivity that previously wouldn’t have been heard of. Efficiency in customer service is a constantly pursued concept, one that has been shown to make a massive impact on companies in every area. So, it’s a good investment.
Design and Collaboration
Every day people in offices have ideas that don’t quite come across correctly simply through words. Visual projects, whether that is literally an architect’s concept or weekly newsletter design templates, are sometimes difficult to present in a way that can be both clear and collaborative. Virtual reality has a whole host of software specifically aimed at this area, allowing employees to present and work on physical, visual ideas in a creative three-dimensional space. This will lead to faster results that better reflect the work of a group of employees.
Conclusion
You can already see the impacts that virtual reality is having on all sorts of different areas of business. And, in all honesty, that isn’t even the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more to come. Do some research and get involved. Keep your company ahead of the curve!
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Ashley Halsey
Ashley Halsey is a professional tech writer, working at LuckyAssignments and GumEssays, writing on all sorts of topics relating to marketing strategy and technology for business. She spends most of her spare time traveling with her family and gathering information for her latest piece of writing.
