January 2023 Recap

Welcome to our inaugural edition of Empower Your Workforce! newsletter, where we aim to support your organization in creating a safer and hostile-free work environment! Each month, we'll recap notable HR and safety updates. We will also shed light on how immersive learning can help businesses prepare employees to handle workplace misconduct and active shootings.??

Today, we look closely at how virtual reality (VR) as a training medium can be used for learning and development. If you missed it, check out our three must-read articles on this topic.

3 aspects you should consider before investing in VR for training:

1.VR Training: Is it Right for You?

It's important to understand the benefits and potential impacts of using VR for training. We highlighted the top five reasons why you should consider incorporating VR into your training programs:

2. The Power of VR: Industries in the Metaverse

VR is not just a trend; it's revolutionizing multiple industries. From engineering to healthcare, we take a closer look at the five industries already harnessing the power of VR. Discover how VR is transforming the way these fields work and learn:

3. Baby Steps: How do you build VR training?

We realize incorporating VR into your current training programs can be overwhelming. That's why we've created a short guide to help you get started. Here, you'll find information you need to take the first steps in becoming an immersive learning organization:

Whitepaper

Sexual harassment is a pervasive issue that affects individuals in both physical and virtual spaces.

In partnership with Santa Clara University , we are thrilled to announce our collaborative concept paper, "XR Embodiment and the Changing Nature of Sexual Harassment" has been published by #Societies and accepted to the International Conference on Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiry (CEPE 2023).

The paper explores the impact of XR technologies on the nature of sexual harassment.

Here are some key takeaways:

• The psychological impact of XR technology creates virtually real experiences that must be considered when addressing sexual harassment in virtual spaces (metaverse).
• Sexual harassment in virtual spaces can be categorized as fixed, mixed variant, and unique
• How spaces are defined can impact how a physical or virtual environment is regulated.

Our follow-on paper hopes to encourage a more and effective approach to mitigating harassment in XR spaces.

Read the full analysis and let us know what you think!

Next Month's Focus

Tackling Workplace Harassment Head-On

We understand the importance of creating safe and inclusive work environments; that's why we'll be dedicating the following month to exploring the issue of workplace harassment. We'll bring you insights to help shed light on inappropriate behavior in the workplace and how the all too common phenomenon affects businesses.

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