Are videocalls outdated? A comparison with Virtual Reality meetings as a future perspective
Publication date
2024-12-20
Document type
Sammelbandbeitrag oder Buchkapitel
Author
Project
Book title
dtec.bw-Beiträge der Helmut-Schmidt-Universität / Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg : Forschungsaktivitäten im Zentrum für Digitalisierungs- und Technologieforschung der Bundeswehr dtec.bw : Band 2 – 2024
First page
273
Last page
279
Peer-reviewed
✅
Part of the university bibliography
✅
Keyword
dtec.bw
Virtual reality
Digital collaboration
Performance
Fatigue
Abstract
The rise of remote collaboration tools is transforming team collaboration. Despite its current limitations, Virtual Reality (VR) technology has the potential to overcome the challenges of traditional video calls and enhance remote meetings in the future. This study compares the effectiveness of VR and video calls (MS Teams) on team collaboration. A total of N = 90 participants were performing a problem-solving task, and N = 127 were conducting a creative task in both conditions (VR and video call). Measures of meeting evaluation, engagement, performance, and fatigue were assessed. The results reveal that video call collaboration is superior to enhancing performance. In comparison, VR offers significant benefits regarding comfort, social interaction, and engagement, particularly with creativity tasks. However, at the current stage of technical development, using VR, regardless of the task, is exhausting and causes fatigue. This research highlights the potential of VR as an effective tool for remote collaboration, emphasizing the importance of selecting the right platform based on the specific needs of the collaborative context.
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