AR, VR and new-age tech companies report increase in demand as Covid-19 grounds workforce

New Delhi: Imagine sitting in your room, wearing a virtual reality (VR) headset and getting the feel of walking into a conference, or an expo, or watching a product demo. This isn’t science fiction as the Covid-19 outbreak grounds millions of people worldwide, VR technology and other new-age technology like this is now increasingly in demand as business continuity takes priority. Companies selling this are speeding up roll-outs, and also expanding their product lines. Companies like the Hyderabad-based Imaginate and Gurgaon-based Queppelin are now seeing unprecedented demand for VR, augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technology from companies in India and abroad.