VR (Virtual Reality)
Virtual reality generates an artificial multidimensional environment that allows users to participate in an immersive experience inside the simulated environment. The immersive technologies of virtual and augmented realities have been mostly restricted to high-end games and specialty gadgets for much of the tech’s history; however, VR is now finding its way into many mainstream gaming applications. Augmented reality technology has dramatically impacted the interactive VR experience, where real-world objects are enhanced to make the experience more representative of real life.
Accelerated by venture-capital investments and less restrictive regulations, VR technologies have taken off in 2022. Augmented reality technology improves the VR experience by combining gaming optics and audio content. VR recruiting agencies believe the technology is a complete game-changer for industries at large as it offers a superior user experience. Even the gaming sector is adapting technology for recruiting practices.
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VR in the GAMING INDUSTRY
Virtual reality has been part of the gaming sector for several years, but the technology has only recently advanced enough to become widely accepted. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in global interest in virtual and augmented realities, and that interest has helped advance the technology for use in everything from medical treatment to video game recruiting.
Depending on its scope, VR can stimulate many human senses, including sight and hearing. However, the experience is currently limited to the ability of the VR head-mounted display, or HMD. VR has become a hot topic in gaming trends and has attracted the attention of new capital markets, offering an enriched gaming experience by allowing users to become part of the game in real time instead of just watching as a bystander.
AR is used to create additional objects and areas within an existing artificial environment. One example of AR that football fans are familiar with is the blue and yellow lines superimposed on the TV screen that represents the line of scrimmage and the first down mark, respectively. Uses like this have shown the potential and value of the technology for mainstream activities.
The valuation of the augmented reality gaming sector is estimated to reach roughly $385 billion by 2023. As evidence of how fast the market sector is growing, it is predicted that sales of virtual-reality devices in 2022 will see a two-and-a-half-fold increase over the previous year, reaching over 14 million units sold. That number is expected to exceed 18 million units in 2023.
Video Game Recruiting for VR Gaming
Video Game Recruiting for VR Gaming
Integrating virtual reality into the video game recruiting process is still in its infancy. However, the ability for the technology to help a candidate visualize what the day-to-day job experience would be like has the potential to become an integral part of the hiring process in the future and benefit recruiters, employers and job seekers. One of the issues currently keeping virtual reality from becoming more commonly used for recruiting is job candidates may not have access to a virtual reality headset. However, as technology becomes more affordable, VR will become more commonplace.
How Virtual Reality Will Help Recruiters?
Augmented reality is just beginning to be used in VR recruiting, but it will become more mainstream once recruiters realize the value it offers for screening candidates. Many companies are turning to virtual reality solutions to find new talent. Recruiters can use VR to more easily assess a candidate’s skills while improving the experience for the candidate by allowing the job seeker a look a what the work environment and experience will be like. This can be an especially valuable tool for remote video game recruiting.
How Virtual Reality Will Help Employers?
Employers can use virtual reality to improve the hiring process by allowing prospective candidates to better understand the work environment. VR offers several advantages over standard video interviews by providing the interviewer with a more comprehensive look into the candidate’s overall skill set. A VR recruiting interview will better help determine a candidate’s poise, presence, presentation and practical skills and give the employer a better picture of the job seeker’s fit for their company.
How Virtual Reality Will Help Job Seekers?
With advancements in artificial intelligence, combined with advancing virtual reality technology, it is not much of a stretch to anticipate that computers will perform initial job interviews in the not-too-distant future. The combination of VR and AI will also allow job seekers to simulate interviews, allowing them to practice and improve interview techniques for applying for video game jobs. This type of VR training will also prepare candidates for real-life in-person interviews so they won’t feel as intimidated when going into an office or participating in a video interview.
