The Use of the Metaverse Among U.S. Employees
A Study On the Use of the Metaverse Among U.S. Employees
Will “meta-working” replace work from home or even in-person work? Morningconsult.com published an essay about a tech tendency at its beginnings.
Some companies have started to embrace the metaverse in their work environment, and their employees are pretty happy.
Three in five tech workers said they are interested in using virtual reality headsets for training and professional development, and 56% said they are interested in using digital avatars for virtual meetings. (Those dreadful long meetings. How many of us wish to have an avatar at use?) Some are already using the technology. Meta Platforms Inc., for example. President of its Global Affairs branch, Nick Clegg says that the company workers have fully embraced operating in the metaverse. His team meets weekly in the company’s Horizon Workrooms app, with virtual meeting rooms from wherever they are. “We are meeting as stylized representations of ourselves,” Clegg wrote in a blog post. Of course, it’s not ideal as it is to be in the same room together, but “there is something about the sense of place and space, and the directional sound, in particular, that makes the meetings feel much more human than talking to thumbnail faces on a laptop.”
If Covid changed our work habits pushing more and more workers to embrace the so-called “smart work,” metaverse could be the next step forward.
Even the US Government is starting to explore the meta world. In a report published last January, the Government Accountability Office’s Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics team highlighted the pros and cons of using extended reality technology.
The report said technologies like the metaverse could, for example, help train surgeons and let medical professionals virtually examine patients’ bodies. It will even help psychotherapists to treat addiction disorders. Brian Bothwell, STAA’s director, said the issue with these use cases is they are still in the early stages and need far more investment in the technology and enabling technologies like 5G and artificial intelligence.
That could be the reason why most tech workers say their companies aren’t in the metaverse yet. In the survey, 77% of tech workers said their company does not have employees use metaverse VR technology, compared to 23% that said its use is either required or optional.
But things are changing fast, and tech companies are willing to invest in this new, powerful technology. Erin McDannald, CEO at Lighting Environments, started to think of entering the metaverse during the Covid lockdown after seeing her children enjoy the immersive experiences of Roblox and Epic Games Inc.’s Fortnite. “I thought, ‘What is the psychological association with the space and the brand?’ I think there is a significant need for physical space for companies,” she said. Working from home cancels that physical space, metaverse reality doesn’t. It only adjusts it. “I still need my employees to connect to our brand daily, even though they’re not in our office.” And that can be done with extended reality technology, aka metaverse.
Source: Morning Consult
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A Study On the Use of the Metaverse Among U.S. Employees
Will “meta-working” replace work from home or even in-person work? Morningconsult.com published an essay about a tech tendency at its beginnings.
Some companies have started to embrace the metaverse in their work environment, and their employees are pretty happy.
Three in five tech workers said they are interested in using virtual reality headsets for training and professional development, and 56% said they are interested in using digital avatars for virtual meetings. (Those dreadful long meetings. How many of us wish to have an avatar at use?) Some are already using the technology. Meta Platforms Inc., for example. President of its Global Affairs branch, Nick Clegg says that the company workers have fully embraced operating in the metaverse. His team meets weekly in the company’s Horizon Workrooms app, with virtual meeting rooms from wherever they are. “We are meeting as stylized representations of ourselves,” Clegg wrote in a blog post. Of course, it’s not ideal as it is to be in the same room together, but “there is something about the sense of place and space, and the directional sound, in particular, that makes the meetings feel much more human than talking to thumbnail faces on a laptop.”
If Covid changed our work habits pushing more and more workers to embrace the so-called “smart work,” metaverse could be the next step forward.
Even the US Government is starting to explore the meta world. In a report published last January, the Government Accountability Office’s Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics team highlighted the pros and cons of using extended reality technology.
The report said technologies like the metaverse could, for example, help train surgeons and let medical professionals virtually examine patients’ bodies. It will even help psychotherapists to treat addiction disorders. Brian Bothwell, STAA’s director, said the issue with these use cases is they are still in the early stages and need far more investment in the technology and enabling technologies like 5G and artificial intelligence.
That could be the reason why most tech workers say their companies aren’t in the metaverse yet. In the survey, 77% of tech workers said their company does not have employees use metaverse VR technology, compared to 23% that said its use is either required or optional.
But things are changing fast, and tech companies are willing to invest in this new, powerful technology. Erin McDannald, CEO at Lighting Environments, started to think of entering the metaverse during the Covid lockdown after seeing her children enjoy the immersive experiences of Roblox and Epic Games Inc.’s Fortnite. “I thought, ‘What is the psychological association with the space and the brand?’ I think there is a significant need for physical space for companies,” she said. Working from home cancels that physical space, metaverse reality doesn’t. It only adjusts it. “I still need my employees to connect to our brand daily, even though they’re not in our office.” And that can be done with extended reality technology, aka metaverse.
Source: Morning Consult
