I think it’s plausible to say this generation of headset will be better than a group video conference. At a stretch possibly better than a 1:1 video call. But better than in-person seems extremely unlikely to me.
Perhaps you are intending something broad like “overall higher utility for business and employees” rather than strictly better such that people will prefer to leave offices they were happy in to do VR instead? Taking into account the flexibility to hire people remotely, avoid paying tech hub wages, etc.?
Personally I think 1:1 video is much better than team/group video conferences (where interruptions and body language matter much more), and those group sessions are likely to be the meeting that VR wins first. But I think the comparison is VC versus VR, given many employees are going remote now. I strongly doubt that VR will persuade in-person companies to go remote/VR in the next few years.
I do think that enterprise is the right segment to target; even for one group meeting a day, most companies would get good ROI on these headsets if it is good enough to make people feel an interpersonal connection. I don’t think that quality bar is certain for this iteration though.
I think it’s plausible to say this generation of headset will be better than a group video conference. At a stretch possibly better than a 1:1 video call. But better than in-person seems extremely unlikely to me.
Perhaps you are intending something broad like “overall higher utility for business and employees” rather than strictly better such that people will prefer to leave offices they were happy in to do VR instead? Taking into account the flexibility to hire people remotely, avoid paying tech hub wages, etc.?
Personally I think 1:1 video is much better than team/group video conferences (where interruptions and body language matter much more), and those group sessions are likely to be the meeting that VR wins first. But I think the comparison is VC versus VR, given many employees are going remote now. I strongly doubt that VR will persuade in-person companies to go remote/VR in the next few years.
I do think that enterprise is the right segment to target; even for one group meeting a day, most companies would get good ROI on these headsets if it is good enough to make people feel an interpersonal connection. I don’t think that quality bar is certain for this iteration though.