The Metaverse
As a Sociotechnical System for Virtual Workspace
We work hard to make a change in the world. How about changing the way we work? Some of us might be nostalgic about the pre-Covid-19 office culture, but we all realize that remote work has its own advantages. While we miss the people we work with, hybrid and remote work is likely to stay for the long-term. Remote work means the flexibility to work from anywhere, but that flexibility also presents unique challenges, such as zoom fatigue, or difficulty concentrating in a distracting home environment. Consequently, we need better technologies to work and collaborate — technologies that improve productivity, and help us enjoy the connection with our colleagues, without losing the flexibility that remote work offers. This is where the metaverse comes in, as it presents tremendous opportunities to improve the conditions of the remote work environment. Metaverse opens new frontiers in technological advancement, which takes us beyond the limitations of today's more mainstream technologies such as smartphones and laptops.
Years from now, the metaverse will fundamentally change the way we work, and the way we get things done in our personal lives. Today, we're already seeing that future with VR technologies like the Quest 2. From productivity-boosting features in an immersive office free of distractions and not limited by physical desk space, to using VR to collaborate and work as if you were in the same room, working remotely doesn't mean anything. Today, the capabilities of the metaverse are limitless as we take further advantage of the metaverse's ability to help people work better and do more.