1. Online excursions into workplaces
Using VR, prospective employees can sample a typical working environment online. This may dispel in advance any illusions they may have and help them to decide whether or not such a workplace is to their liking.
2. Recruitment using real situations
VR will enable candidates to interact in various social environments or show, for instance, how they would deal with an awkward client. Recruiters will then be able to assess candidates’ suitability for the vacancy.
3. Swithing windows using your head
Breakroom is new program which allows users, by means of a headset, to set up their own virtual working environment with a multi-monitor system. Constant switching between multiple tabs will thus become a thing of the past.
4. Training in real situations
A hands-on approach to training is likely to engage employees more than the more traditional approach of talks and PowerPoint presentations. Physical involvement in various scenarios will be more memorable for participants. You can see it in practice in our recent article entitled Put on your glasses and start learning.
5. Understanding others' emotions
VR enables us not only to relocate but also view the world from other people’s perspectives, which is why VR is also referred to as the “empathy machine”.
If people actually experience for themselves, say, the discrimination or harassment suffered by others, it can have a greater effect in changing their thinking than watching a film or attending a lecture on the topic. Viewed in this light, VR can play the noble role of helping us become better human beings.
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