IT Management Report: Impact of VR, AR, and MR Technologies

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of emerging technologies such as Mixed Reality (MR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR) within the context of IT Management. It explores the positive and negative impacts of these technologies on various industries, including manufacturing, e-commerce, and healthcare. The report delves into the opportunities presented by MR, AR, and VR, such as improved data management, enhanced user experiences, and new business models. It also examines the potential negative impacts, including health concerns and privacy risks. Furthermore, the report specifically discusses the application of these technologies in the medical industry, highlighting their influence on surgical accuracy, procedural planning, and patient experience. Finally, it speculates on the future of these technologies and their potential to transform various aspects of IT and related fields.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
2. Literature review..........................................................................................................................2
3. Opportunities for adopting these technologies............................................................................5
4. Negative impact of these technologies........................................................................................6
5. The Application of technologies in the Medical industry...........................................................7
6. Future of these technologies........................................................................................................8
7. Summary and Conclusion..........................................................................................................10
8. References..................................................................................................................................12

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1. Introduction
The development in the field of Information Technology has led to the growth of
numerous emerging technologies such as Mixed Reality (MR), Virtual Reality (VR) and
Augmented Reality (AR) (Chen et al., 2017). Each of these emerging technologies are the
driving forces of our society and in commercial establishments. These emerging technologies
have both positive and adverse impact on the organizational performances. Most of the
manufacturing sectors of our society is hugely benefitted due to the introduction of emerging IT
technologies.
Data management is one of the prime challenges which is faced in most of the
commercial establishments all around the world, however the introduction of the emerging
technologies can be very much useful to categorise and manage different categories of data such
as the customer information, employee data, and sales data (Lindlbauer, Feit & Hilliges, 2019).
Maintaining the production of the work forces is also one of the prime business challenge faced
in any commercial establishment which can be addressed or minimized to a huge extent due to
the incorporation of each of these technologies. At the same time, there are other challenges
faced across numerous industries as well, such as tracking profitability over time which can also
be done using emerging technologies such as VR and AR. These technologies are also very
much significant across the industries as it helps them to maximise the return on investments.
The areas of the business which requires improvement can also be identified in a systemized
modus using these emerging technologies.

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2. Literature review
According to Chen et al. (2017), the deployment of emerging technologies such as VR
and AR has helped most of the e-commerce organization to grow in a competitive market. The
scholars of this journal accepted that these technologies are increasingly optimising the business
operations which are there in both the public and private sector organizations (Reuter et al.,
2019). Technological giants of the world such as Facebook, Lenovo and Google Corporation are
trying out new things with each of these emerging technologies to fulfil the expectation of their
consumers. This data source has helped in understanding the use of technologies across different
industries in the coming years.
Figure 1: Predictions of the use of AR
(Source: Chen et al., 2017)

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On the other hand, as elaborated by Palmarini et al. (2018), connectivity with the
consumers of the business have improved after the introduction of emerging technologies such as
VR. The researchers stated that the user experience across different industries has improved after
the introduction of emerging technologies like VR (Maimone, Georgiou & Kollin, 2017). This
technology is also very much useful regarding the creation of personalized contents, thus it can
be said that the stakeholder engagement procedure of any business has improved after the
introduction of these emerging technologies. The real estate workers and the workers of the
construction sites are very much benefited due to the use of MR in the business environments
(Ke, Lee & Xu, 2016). The navigation facilities of the travel applications have improved due to
the deployment of VR as stated by the researchers of this article.
On the contrary, as discussed by Cabero-Almenara & Barroso-Osuna (2016), reality-
based dating applications are making the most out of emerging technologies such as AR and VR.
The researchers stated that the latest animation and the action-based movies have successfully
incorporated each of these two technologies. New business models are being created with the
help of VR as well as discussed by the researchers. The researchers also stated that the
interaction procedure of human with the machines have improved after the introduction of VR
and AR (Hasanzadeh & Jesus, 2019). Corporate training programs are given to the employees of
a business to boost their productivity and improve their areas of expertise with the help of these
emerging technologies as well.
Based on the discussions of Linde, Caridha, & Kunkler (2017), future work stations and
advanced technological training sessions are being created by the IT experts using VR. The
researchers stated that the creation of the online virtual stores are very much beneficial for the
strategic planners of the business to understand the expectation of their consumers and created

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new customer-oriented business strategies (Hurter & McDuff, 2017). The researchers stated that
the organizational learning procedure has evolved in the recent years due to the contribution of
VR and MR. Behaviour of the employees can be tracked easily with the help of VR and AR as
stated by the researchers of this article.
3. Opportunities for adopting these technologies
MR: The visualization procedure of the educational institutions can be enhanced
successfully using MR (Piumsomboon et al., 2017). New and productive working environments
can be created across IT industries, manufacturing industries and retail industry using the
specifications provided from MR. The investigative departments of the metropolitan cities can be
hugely benefited if this emerging technology is successfully incorporated and used by the
investigating officers. Most of the airline organizations of the world can also be benefited from
this technology, as this technology can ensure that the issues which are there in the runaways are
addressed in a systemized modus. The speed of the control process of the manufacturing
industries can be enhanced due to the deployment of MR.
AR: There are diverse categories of business opportunities associated with the
deployment of AR across different industries (Dennison et al., 2018). Identifying the expectation
of the consumers is the notable issue faced in most of the commercial establishments all around
the world, however AR can play a huge role to identify the expectation of the consumers. Some
of the students in the academic institutions face challenge in terms of understanding the lessons
which are taught on the classes, this issue can also be resolved with the help of AR. In the sports
industry, maintaining the health of the athletes is a huge source of concern and AR can be very
much useful in this industry as it can work in collaboration with the other sports-based

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applications. The real-time shopping experience can also be enhanced with the deployment of
this technology. AR can also be very much useful in manufacturing industries, retail industry and
painting industry as it can help to improve the interactive designs of the digital systems which
are already in place.
VR: Most of the industries and the commercial establishments all over the world such as
the music industry, educational institutions can be significantly affected due to the deployment of
VR (Bekele et al., 2018). VR is increasingly becoming part and parcel of the gaming industry as
most the interactive games are being created using this technology. The social media platforms
which are used in commercial establishments can make the most out of this emerging
technology. The transportation services all around the world are on the verge of enjoying the
benefits of VR as well, as this technology is very much useful to enhance the user experience.
Exploring new things is now much easier with the help of this technology as well.
4. Negative impact of these technologies
MR: Diverse categories of headsets are used by the users of MR and these headsets are
used by the users for a longer period of time (Lindgren et al., 2016). As a result, there are diverse
categories of health concerns related to this technology such as headaches. The illusions of MR
have numerous long term effects on a human body in terms of eye strains. Vergence
accommodation conflict is one the emerging health issues which are faced by the users of MR.
Most of the younger section of our society who users this technology becomes vulnerable to
diseases like Myopia, where the vision of the eye gets affected. On the other hand, there are
numerous privacy risks relayed to the deployment of this technology as well, such as the data
security attacks like ransomware. Control over the data which is accessed by this technology is

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much less, as a result, most of the data which is processed by this technology is vulnerable to the
security issues.
VR: Similar to MR, VR also requires headsets which has to be used by the users for
longer period of time, and most of the younger generations of the society as very much addicted
to the computer games which uses this technology (Tussyadiah et al., 2018). Obesity is one of
the most serious health concerns in our society due to the deployment of VR for a long period of
time may also lead to this disease. Apart from this health concern, there are other health risks
related to this technology as well such as Carpal Tunnel, stiff shoulders and eye strain headaches.
Strain the muscles is very much common in most of the users of this technology. VR is very
much responsible for the spreading of disease like nausea as well. Exposure of personal
information is one of the most significant security concern related to the deployment of VR
across the major industries all around the world.
AR: There are very few health concerns related to AR, the few health concerns of this
technology are dizziness and nausea (Shin, 2018). It can be said that the deployment of this
technology has no impact on our brain cells. However, there are numerous privacy concerns
related to this technology such as the cyber-attacks, tracking of real time location, spying, data
tracking using the cookies of a website and snooping.
5. The Application of technologies in the Medical industry
The industry which is selected to evaluate the impact of the three emerging technologies
is the medical industry.

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MR: Surgical accuracy of the healthcare organizations has improved drastically in recent
years due to the deployment of this emerging technology (Parong, & Mayer, 2018). The patient
experience of the healthcare organizations was also improved in recent years due to the
deployment of this technology. The monitoring of the diagnostic images can be done in a more
systemized modus with the deployment of this technology. Thus, it can be said that the overall
customer experience of the healthcare industries have been enhanced due to the introduction of
this technology in the healthcare industries.
VR: The procedural planning of the healthcare environments have improved due to the
deployment of VR (Anderson, et al., 2016). The visualization procedures which were followed in
the healthcare environments is much more complicated, however, the deployment of this
technology has successfully removed most of the complications of the visualization procedure.
The technology was also very much useful to address the complications of surgical operations as
well. The error in the diagnostic images was a huge source of concern for the health care experts
and it was resolved to a huge extent after this technology is introduced in the healthcare
industries.
AR: The deployment of this technology can have a huge impact across the healthcare
organizations all around the world as it can optimise the operations of the cameras which are
used in the operation theatres (Freeman et al., 2017) The productivity of the sensors used in the
healthcare industries have increased due to the transformations which ate caused due to the
deployment of this technology. New information about the anatomy can be retrieved due to the
deployment of this technology as well. The creation of new AR-based medical products is also
very much essential for the growth of the healthcare organizations as well.

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6. Future of these technologies
MR: The efficiency of the future tracked elements can be significantly benefited from the
deployment of MR (Bastug et al., 2017). The changes in the work process of every industry can
be tracked in a systemized modus with the help of MR. There are challenges faced in the
healthcare operations as well as the military operations in terms of display, this issue can be
solved in the future with the assistance coming from MR. The pre-release buzz of the Hollywood
movies can be improved in the coming years due to the advancements that are made with this
technology, MR can help to improve the cinematic experience of the movie lovers as an in-depth
feel can be enjoyed by them. 360-degree learning environment can be created for academic
students with the help of this technology in the coming years. The deployment of the 3D motion
capture in the products created by Microsoft Corporation can be very much useful in the
corporate meetings in the coming years. The ability of the surgical operations is about to get
boosted in the coming years due to the deployment of MR. The interactive session provides from
this technology is going to be very much useful in political campaigns as well.
VR: The gaming corporations all around the world shall be very much benefited from
the deployment of emerging technologies such as VR (Laver et al., 2017). This technology is
going to be entirely based on sensors in the coming years and it will play a major role in most of
the organization who are using IoT based devices. VR is expected to be the fifth generation of
computer technology as it shall be exclusively used in the tourism industry and also in the
administrative departments all around the world. The methods of teaching in the education sector
is expected to increase due to VR. The audio and the visual experiences of the music lovers is
also expected to improve due to the offerings coming from this technology.

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AR: This technology is going to be one of the biggest technologies in the coming years,
this technology is going to be incorporated with several other technologies such as Artificial
Intelligence (Anderson et al., 2016). The users of social media applications such as snap chat can
be hugely benefitted due to the collaborative efforts coming from both AR and other
technologies such as VR. The user interface of the design-based documents can be improved in
the first place in the coming years due to the developments which are made in the field of AR.
The automobile industries all around the world are considering the deployment of this
technology in smart cars.
7. Summary and Conclusion
Introduction of technologies such as MR, AR and VR were very much essential to
improve the operational efficiency of the workforces of different organizations. Data
management capability of the corporate establishments has improved due to the deployment of
each of these technologies. Return on investments of the business organizations has improved
due to the deployment of these technologies as well. The business operations of numerous
industries have been boosted in the last few years due to the deployment of these emerging
technologies. Capabilities of the workforces of different industries have improved due to the
deployment of technologies such as MR, AR and VR. The visualization procedure of ay working
department can be enhanced due to the deployment of MR. The capabilities of the investigative
departments of metropolitan cities can also be enhanced using MR. Business opportunities in
educational institutions is one of the trending opportunities of AR. AR can also help to enhance
the real-time shopping experience of consumers of E-commerce applications. VR shall be
playing a key role in the progress of the transformational services in the coming years. On the

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other hand, there are few limitations relayed to each of these technologies as well, Myopia,
headache, obesity and nausea are the common health concerns of these technologies whereas the
exposure of user information is the prime privacy concerns of these technologies. Surgical
accuracy of the healthcare organizations has improved over the years due to the deployment of
MR. Procedural planning of the healthcare departments has improved significantly over the years
due to the deployment of VR. AR helped help to enhance the efficiency of the cameras and the
sensors in the healthcare environments. The changes in the work process can be tracked in
systemized modus using MR. Politicians are expected to be hugely benefited from the interactive
sessions of the MR in the coming years. Tourism and the administrative department is also
expected to enjoy the benefits offered by VR in the coming years. The amalgamation of AR with
other IT technologies such as Artificial Intelligence can improve the user experience of the social
media platforms in the coming years as well.

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