Given the massive implications of this kind of technology, experts and laymen alike have been quick to discuss what the future might look like in the Metaverse. Even better, some companies have already had the chance to test out Meta’s virtual reality workspace. We talked with some employees from The Bot Platform, one of the first external companies to be offered a chance to test out their new virtual reality work collaboration platform, Horizon Workrooms. Here’s what they had to say: Video chat made the growing pains of the pandemic that much easier to manage, but the technology certainly has limitations. In the Metaverse, though, those limitations dissolve almost immediately. Let’s be honest, conference rooms aren’t exactly the most glamorous of meeting places. In the Metaverse, however, your team will not only be able to meet with anyone, but they’ll be able to meet anywhere as well. Suffice it to say, there are plenty of advantages that the Metaverse could provide to businesses looking to spice up the remote work meeting situation. Still, it’s not all unicorns and rainbows when it comes to next technology in the workplace. The absence of micro-expressions is hardly a dealbreaker. However, the Metaverse does require some pretty serious hardware to access as of today, which can make a day full of meetings feel like a multi-hour workout. Studies have shown that being in virtual reality spaces for too long can have a negative impact on your health, from loss of spatial awareness to motion sickness. Still, being in any meeting that long isn’t good for your health either, so hopefully businesses aren’t subjecting their employees to that kind of time commitment in or out of the Metaverse. While many are sure that the advent of this new technology will completely transform the way we work, others are convinced that no technology can fully and completely replace in-person interactions, no matter how hard Mark Zuckerberg wants it to. Still, the Metaverse is poised to be a seriously helpful tool for businesses looking to keep company culture alive on remote teams. Although virtual reality and the Metaverse are in the early stages of its advanced development, it’s safe to say the technology has the potential to seriously transform the future of work. And even with its many haters, the future is coming, whether you like it or not.
