With all its positive implications, there are of course some downturns to this technology too. The psychological and social threats that VR imposes on its users is one of the negative aspects of this technology. If this technology gains wide attraction, humans will no longer need to take long commutes to the job site which is good by itself but it has a serious negative consequence that is the loss in the necessity of daily physical activity. You no longer need to move your body, do the hard labour, and burn calories which are good for your health. Healthy use of VR must be limited to a certain number of hours in a day to avoid such mental health issues. It is a highly addictive technology and the users must become aware of the consequences of long working hours with VR.

Dr. Roggiero Lovreglio from Massey University, New Zealand, had done some tremendous research on this topic. He has some of the brightest minds in his team and they are open to the so-called "industry partnership". So, I do highly recommend you to contact him if you are thinking of creating a VR application for your construction business. 

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