Beyond the Screen: Reshaping the Workplace with Virtual and Augmented Reality

TL;DR

This paper reviews how virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies are being integrated into workplaces, highlighting their current applications, challenges, and factors influencing their adoption beyond entertainment and academia.

Contribution

It provides an updated literature review on the effective use of extended reality in workplace settings, analyzing practical applications and adoption factors.

Findings

VR/AR are increasingly used in training and collaboration.

Adoption depends on technological maturity and organizational readiness.

Limited integration outside entertainment and academia.

Abstract

Although extended reality technologies have enjoyed an explosion in popularity in recent years, few applications are effectively used outside the entertainment or academic contexts. This work consists of a literature review regarding the effective integration of such technologies in the workplace. It aims to provide an updated view of how they are being used in that context. First, we examine existing research concerning virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality applications. We also analyze which have made their way to the workflows of companies and institutions. Furthermore, we circumscribe the aspects of extended reality technologies that determined this applicability.