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Crafting a Compelling Business Case for Virtual Reality

Crafting a Compelling Business Case for Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality (VR) is reshaping business and enterprise applications, offering transformative potential across industries. As companies explore VR integration, it's crucial to view adoption as a strategic business decision. In this blog, we'll explore steps to...

New Frontiers of Enterprise VR in 2024

New Frontiers of Enterprise VR in 2024

In 2024, Enterprise VR is reshaping business operations, with companies expanding their VR applications beyond initial experiments. The focus is now on targeted uses such as training, workshops, events, and product presentations. This shift reflects the evolution of...

Top 5 VR Use Cases for Business

Top 5 VR Use Cases for Business

Virtual Reality (VR) has come a long way from being a technology primarily associated with the gaming industry and entertainment industry. Today, VR is making significant inroads into the world of business, offering a wide range of applications that are transforming...

GlueCast: Sharing made easy

GlueCast: Sharing made easy

HELSINKI—SEPTEMBER 21, 2023—Glue Collaboration, the leader in collaborative, real-time VR software services, today announced a new release of Glue, bringing a new level of productivity with ease of sharing content.Effortless presenting has true value Efficient and...

ROI of VR: Business Case for Virtual Reality Meetings

ROI of VR: Business Case for Virtual Reality Meetings

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality technologies are gaining significant attention. These technologies offer numerous opportunities for businesses, from creating immersive virtual experiences...

Kickstarting immersive VR training in your workplace

Kickstarting immersive VR training in your workplace

I can still recall my first encounters with e-learning tools two decades ago. They were click-through exercises on my company’s code of conduct and sourcing policies. As important as these exercises were, I don’t remember being thrilled with the quality of the...

Glue Customer Showcase: Deutsche Telekom MMS

Glue Customer Showcase: Deutsche Telekom MMS

Deutsche Telekom MMS supports large corporations and medium-sized companies in their digital transformation with around 2,100 employees at nine locations. Deutsche Telekom MMS develops end-to-end experiences, which goes beyond digital with the use of virtual reality...

Staying secure in the business metaverse

Staying secure in the business metaverse

Extended reality (XR) technologies present a wealth of opportunities for businesses to tap into. If you're considering implementing these immersive technologies within your organization, it's essential to adopt a comprehensive security strategy that safeguards your...

The possibilities of AI-powered 3D workspaces

The possibilities of AI-powered 3D workspaces

At this year’s Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon championed virtual reality and artificial intelligence as the future of business. While not the first to do so, his excitement reflects how we’re living in a time of rapid technological advancement:...

Choosing the right virtual space for your meeting

Choosing the right virtual space for your meeting

Different kinds of virtual spaces impact work productivity, creativity, and well-being in different ways, much like real-world environments do. In one of the largest studies of its kind, Stanford VR researchers have just shown how the size and location of virtual...

5 reasons why businesses are investing in VR

5 reasons why businesses are investing in VR

With remote work seemingly a permanent fixture in the business world, companies are exploring new ways to maintain team unity and productivity. Our solution to this, of course, is the use of Virtual Reality (VR) collaboration technology to allow employees to join...

2022 in Review: XR made further inroads into the enterprise

2022 in Review: XR made further inroads into the enterprise

2022 will hardly be remembered as a vintage year for extended reality (XR) and immersive technologies. A slowing economy and tech industry belt-tightening dominated the headlines. And we were even told that crypto’s woes could spell the end of the metaverse (narrator:...

Metaverse beyond the hype

Metaverse beyond the hype

Every day technologists, developers and business executives peer into their crystal balls to predict how the metaverse will take shape. As a network of immersive 3D virtual worlds, the metaverse has the potential to transform the way we socialize, game and shop, as...

5 ways XR can help to reduce the footprint of your company

5 ways XR can help to reduce the footprint of your company

In recent years, extended reality (XR) software has gone from a niche technology to something that’s changing the way we work. Every day, there are more examples of how it’s being used in the workplace—in everything from virtual collaboration to training to remote...

The new Glue: improved virtual collaboration

The new Glue: improved virtual collaboration

HELSINKI—OCTOBER 20, 2022—Glue Collaboration, the leader in collaborative, real-time VR software services, today announced a new release of Glue, bringing new features and updates for even better virtual collaboration. Among the highlights are new organization-level...

The four challenges of remote working and how to overcome them

The four challenges of remote working and how to overcome them

Even as businesses bring their teams back to the office, remote working remains popular across many sectors. Tech workers, for example, are still spending on average more than half of their work week at home, enjoying the freedom, flexibility and reduced commuting...

Glue Customer Showcase: IQM

Glue Customer Showcase: IQM

IQM is a leading quantum computing hardware company and a key player in Europe's vibrant quantum ecosystem. Having partners and customers all over the world, it is essential for IQM to have an efficient way of presenting its world-leading technology. IQM’s challenge...

Creating presence in VR: why it matters and how we do it

Creating presence in VR: why it matters and how we do it

Presence, as every good virtual reality creator will tell you, is fundamental in VR. You often hear it described as VR’s ‘secret sauce’. It’s the feeling of being physically present in a virtual world. Or, in the words of journalist and author Peter Rubin, it’s “what...

Glue Customer Showcase: T-Systems MMS

Glue Customer Showcase: T-Systems MMS

T-Systems Multimedia Solutions (MMS), a division of Deutsche Telekom, supports large corporations and medium-sized companies in their digital transformation with around 2,100 employees at nine locations. Having remote team members and customers asks for an efficient...

Is your VR avatar as expressive as you are?

Is your VR avatar as expressive as you are?

In real-world interactions much of our communication is nonverbal. Gestures, facial expressions, head movements and eye contact help us convey what we’re feeling and get our message across. Nonverbal behaviors are just as important in virtual reality. While we...

Why you need immersive VR education in your workplace

Why you need immersive VR education in your workplace

The great thing about interactive and immersive experiences is that you remember them.  Writing this, I recall a visit to a museum in Stockholm twenty years ago where I spent an hour in an exhibit plunged into total darkness to experience what it’s like to be in the...

Why your company needs a custom virtual office

Why your company needs a custom virtual office

For anyone designing an office space, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Every business is different. But well-designed workspaces do tend to have a few things in common: they support creativity, collaboration and learning; are flexible enough to adapt to...

Four ways 3D workspaces boost team cohesion

Four ways 3D workspaces boost team cohesion

"Technology and workplace tools are, for all intents and purposes, the new workplace," Harvard Business Review declared last week. But with remote and hybrid work on the rise, which kind of technology best engenders collaboration and connection between virtual teams?...

The new Glue supercharges your remote collaboration

The new Glue supercharges your remote collaboration

HELSINKI—NOVEMBER, 2021—Glue Collaboration –the leader in collaborative, real-time VR software services, today flicks the switch on the latest release of Glue, bringing new features and updates to enhance remote collaboration for teams everywhere. Among the highlights...

VIVE Focus 3 + Glue: new level of immersive meetings

VIVE Focus 3 + Glue: new level of immersive meetings

If anything’s certain in the post-pandemic era, it’s that remote working is here to stay. Nine in ten large companies are embracing hybrid work, a model that lets employees work partly from home, according to a recent McKinsey survey. What’s also clear is that remote...

Virtual Reality VS Video Conferencing

Virtual Reality VS Video Conferencing

PwC Switzerland, in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Lower Saxony, Germany, and The University of Münster, conducted a study on VR workshops, revealing remarkable enhancements in communication and learning outcomes. Dive into our infographic for...

Top 5 VR Insights

Top 5 VR Insights

Wrapping up 2023!Every Tuesday, we share intriguing facts or data points about VR, virtual collaboration and the future of work. But today, we’ve gathered the top 5 Glue Insights of 2023!These insights showcase VR’s potential and point towards future developments....

VR for Building Knowledge

VR for Building Knowledge

A recent study explored how virtual reality (VR) can be used to build knowledge and understanding. It found that immersive virtual environments and 3D visual simulations improve understanding of various subjects. This finding is in-line with the broader consensus on...

How VR Training Boosts Self-Efficacy and Knowledge Scores

How VR Training Boosts Self-Efficacy and Knowledge Scores

A study on learning in VR simulations for training revealed noteworthy results. The research indicated a significant increase in both self-efficacy and knowledge scores in an interactive VR. Specifically, the study highlighted a positive correlation between learning...

Comparison between VR and 2D delivery

Comparison between VR and 2D delivery

The study conducted a direct comparison between VR and 2D delivery, examining the sense of presence, emotional, and physiological outcomes. This research provides valuable insights for the development and utilization of VR technology in training and education. The...

VR for Public Speaking Training

VR for Public Speaking Training

Exciting findings from VR public speaking training research: 1. The study confirmed VR’s effectiveness in public speaking training2. Participants with VR training outperform those without VR3.  VR-trained participants received higher rankings from the audience...

Top 5 VR Use Cases for Business

Top 5 VR Use Cases for Business

Virtual Reality (VR) has come a long way from being a technology primarily associated with the gaming industry and entertainment industry. Today, VR is making significant inroads into the world of business, offering a wide range of applications that are transforming...

Research on remote work and job outcomes

Research on remote work and job outcomes

The research on remote work and job outcomes explored how software quality affects job performance. These are the key drivers of better remote work outcomes: 1. Interactive Technologies Technologies facilitating rich interactions among coworkers improve work processes...

Key findings from a study on remote work

Key findings from a study on remote work

Key findings from a study on remote work conducted in US federal agency: 1. Accountability and Responsibility Participants of the research noted that remote work held them accountable for their work in an equitable manner, compared to workers in the traditional office...

Top benefits of working in the office

Top benefits of working in the office

The results of the Global Survey of Working Arrangements 2023 collected responses from full-time employees across 34 countries and revealed the reasons why employees prefer to go to the office. The report shows that the primary reasons for employees to head to the...

Negative outcomes of multitasking during remote meetings

Negative outcomes of multitasking during remote meetings

Recent research sheds light on the impact of multitasking during remote meetings: 1. Loss of attention & engagement Multitasking diverts our attention from the meeting’s primary focus. It’s easy to get caught up in other tasks, leading to reduced engagement and...

The evolution of working from home

The evolution of working from home

Recent research on the evolution of Working from Home (WFH) reveals some exciting findings: 1. WFH on the Rise From 2019 to 2023, the number of people working from home has seen an astonishing 5-fold increase! The future of work is taking a new shape, and it’s...

Remote work positively influence job performance

Remote work positively influence job performance

Recent research on remote work and job performance found: Remote work positively influences performance via job crafting, where employees creatively and proactively tailor their tasks to accomplish set goals. What does it mean?  Job crafting involves employees...

GlueCast: Sharing made easy

GlueCast: Sharing made easy

HELSINKI—SEPTEMBER 21, 2023—Glue Collaboration, the leader in collaborative, real-time VR software services, today announced a new release of Glue, bringing a new level of productivity with ease of sharing content.Effortless presenting has true value Efficient and...

Hybrid work benefits

Hybrid work benefits

McKinsey Global Institute recently conducted a comprehensive study on hybrid work and uncovered valuable insights: 1. Office attendance is 30% lower than before the pandemic2. Most office employees report having hybrid work arrangements3. Increasing productivity was...

4 ways Metaverse reshape the way we work

4 ways Metaverse reshape the way we work

A comprehensive study on Metaverse by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs concluded 4 major ways in which metaverse will reshape the way we work. 1. Immersive form of team collaboration In the Metaverse,...

Factors influencing the performance of virtual teams

Factors influencing the performance of virtual teams

Research on virtual team performance has identified communication and trust as the key factors affecting performance. The study confirmed that communication between virtual workers has a direct and positive influence on the confidence of the virtual team. Trust in...

Metaverse security and privacy

Metaverse security and privacy

World Economic Forum in their recent report with Accenture talks about the metaverse privacy and safety. The report emphasises the importance of digital trust and says that: "Digital trust will be paramount to metaverse adoption as it is a critical building block for...

ROI of VR: Business Case for Virtual Reality Meetings

ROI of VR: Business Case for Virtual Reality Meetings

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality technologies are gaining significant attention. These technologies offer numerous opportunities for businesses, from creating immersive virtual experiences...

Reduce business travel with effective virtual meetings

Reduce business travel with effective virtual meetings

World Resources Institute research on business air travel and climate states that: 70% of frequent travelers found that virtual meetings are more feasible and effective than previously thought. The results showed that frequent travelers view virtual collaboration...

Digital twins help to optimize business operations

Digital twins help to optimize business operations

World Economic Forum in their recent report with Accenture talks about the role of digital twins in accelerating sustainability. The report quantifies how digital twins help to optimize business operations:  - 30-80% energy reduction in buildings  - 30% reduction of...

How VR impact learning outcomes

How VR impact learning outcomes

The research on collaborative learning environments in virtual reality identified how VR can enhance learning outcomes: 1. Enable better representation of concepts than in 2D Interactive experiences surpass 2D representations by offering a dynamic, hands-on...

Advantages of implementing XR training

Advantages of implementing XR training

Nokia and EY recently released a comprehensive report on the industrial and enterprise metaverse and how companies are integrating immersive technology into their operations. One of the most exciting use cases discussed is XR training. XR enables realistic training...

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