The key to reorganizing the world of work?
The deconfinement is gradual. Videoconferencing and teleworking remain the norm for many professionals. The health crisis seems to have had a lasting impact on the organization of the world of work, and augmented reality could play a role in the post-covid era.
In May 2020, the start-up Spatial made its immersive meeting app available for free . This collaborative work tool can transform any environment into an immersive space in which several users can work together, remotely and in 3D. Meeting participants appear as personalized avatars (from a photo taken by smartphone), while non-immersive users connect via Zoom video call . They can share and annotate any type of file by displaying them on a virtual wall.
The tool was designed to be used with augmented reality headsets - Microsoft HoloLens, Magic Leap One - and virtual reality headsets - Oculus Quest) - but also with more traditional devices - computer, tablet or student data smartphone (with reduced functionality ).
The use of AR technology in the professional world will probably continue after the lockdown, due to the savings it can bring to companies with budgets and business travel capacities limited by the health crisis. The digitalization of work relationships is now a reality.
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Augmented reality, virtual reality: what future for these technological innovations?
“If this pandemic had happened two, three years from now, I think it would have been the golden age of VR and AR,” says Munjeet Singh, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Existing solutions are already very efficient. However, relatively few devices are sold (barely 5 to 6 million virtual reality headsets last year). And for good reason, most of the headsets on the market are bulky, with a fairly high price.