Feeling real: Getting smart with AR & VR

We have been hearing about Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) for quite some time now with VR gaming sets like Oculus and Vive being touted as game changers in the entertainment industry. However, lately there has been a marked increase in the adoption of AR and VR and other immersive technologies in the corporate sector which is beginning to see value in them specially in the post Covid era.

Sports action in competing scenarios, navigation during difficult flight paths, coping with war zone dynamics are some of the examples where AR/VR, Mixed Reality (MR) and Extended Reality (XR) applications have been used for equipping personnel with the required skills before embarking on their mission. Some of these technologies are beginning to be deployed in the context of remote working and remote training by the corporates. With a large number of employees still expected to work from home in the foreseeable future, skilling them effectively to adapt to the emerging needs of the business is becoming a priority for organisations.