XR at Work

Today Dane and Scott do a quick "Thursday Rant" about whether or not you need a degree in technology (or anything) to work in emerging technologies.   

We share our backgrounds, how we got in to XR and why we need everyone to consider the possibilities and opportunities! 

Today we are joined by JB Farge who implements extended realities both on-shore and off-shore for his company's employees. JB is our first guest on XR at Work and we have a great conversation for both new and veteran XR practitioners!  

We talk about: 

* Challenges to adoption of XR 

* The roles we all have to play in XR 

* Proving value with XR for the business 

* Budgeting (oh, that's a tough one) 

* Digital asset management 

* Bringing XR to the field in a way they will adopt 

* Having fun at work! (Yes, it's possible!)  As usual, the opinions expressed in XR at Work are our own and not of our employers'. 

Thank you for giving us a "Like" and "Subscribe" if you find this episode helpful.

It used to be that when we would think about using emerging technologies for safety it was all about the frontline workers. Of course it still is! However, now we have remote workers that are facing injuries, a virus that has swept across the globe and an ever-changing definition of what health and wellness means.   Today, the XR at Work guys talk about: a. How to work with your Enterprise Health & Safety (EHS) division b. Device considerations when putting XR on the heads (and in the hands) of factory workers c. Geo-fencing applications  We also get a little bit in to the future of device convergence.  As always, our opinions are our own and not the opinions of our employers.

Today the XR at Work guys talk about how to scale a recent "win"' with a pilot project to the larger enterprise.   The way you handled these in the beginning likely won't work for the long-haul: 1. Procurement of devices and software (Big difference between buying one and buying 50.) 2. Security (We have to tell the Security Group what we're up to.) 3. Device Management (that spreadsheet is not going to cut it!) 4. Application Management (Who has what version?!) 5. User Support (They're going to need help for a long time....) 6. Analytics and Reporting

In this episode, Scott and Dane discuss when you should use non-spatial or spatial guided workflows  for training and support in the factory.   Non-spatial workflows use tablets (or non-spatial head-mounted devices) to deliver text, images and videos to workers on the floor where and when they need it in a format that is easy to use.   Spatial workflows utilize spatially aware devices to walk a user from point-to-point to consume important information in a sequence of tasks that need to be performed.   All videos used in this podcast are with permission or public domain from the producer. Opinions expressed are our own and not of our employers.

In this episode Dane and Scott talk about remote expert: 

- What it is 

- How it's used 

- Devices for remote expert 

- Some "gotcha's" to look out for  

The XR At Work Crew also shares some future predictions for how this capability might morph and grow.

In today's episode, Scott and Dane break down how they started putting XR in to manufacturing facilities.  

Solutions that are bringing a lot of value to training and support for industry are: 

1. Remote Expert 

2. Digital Work Instructions or Guided Workflows 

3. 360 experiences for training and support 

4. VR experiences for training