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Workspace VR: A Social and Collaborative Telework Virtual Reality Application

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COVID-19 lockdowns accelerated user adoption of remote collaboration technologies such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Despite the challenges of working remotely, many knowledge workers still desire the flexibility of hybrid work and its personal benefits allowing for more productive individual work. However, return-to-office (RTO) mandates suggest an inclination that in-office work allows for more productive teamwork. To resolve these conflicting desires, Workspace VR was created. Unlike other social telework virtual reality (VR) applications, Workspace VR enables uncoordinated, social, collaborative, and productive individual work and teamwork via virtual avatars, workspaces, and integration with user computers. Designed for Meta Quest devices, users can feel like they are working together with others without constraints in Workspace VR.

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CSCW '23 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2023 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing
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DOI:10.1145/3584931
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