What Virtual Reality Could Mean For Workplaces of the Future
Workplace Experience Design and its implications for the fourth industrial revolution
Despite my smartphone feeding me constant reminders of how screwed humanity might be (hello there, climate change) I’m excited for the future. After doing my work in the rather boring and slowly changing industry of higher education, I spend my spare time reading about the future of human-computer interaction. One thing’s for sure: the future lies in Virtual Reality.
From entertainment, to training to gaming, Virtual Reality is an industry currently valued at just under $18 billion. And it’s not surprising that this industry’s valuation is set to surpass $180 billion in less than half a decade.
The best thing about this new era of innovation isn’t just the significant progress of what is being done — it’s the amazing possibility of what can be done. I’ll explain further — but before we get to that part, I feel that it’s necessary to explain the concept of an “industrial revolution” more clearly.
So what is an industrial revolution, anyway?
When most people think of an industry, it’s likely that the classic marketplace comes to mind — customers buying wares while merchants…
