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Authors:
Marko Jäntti
Keywords: Digital transformation; Software Engineering; job onboarding; virtual collaboration space; Extended Reality (XR)
Abstract:
Digital transformation projects, such as creating virtual collaboration spaces with Extended Reality (XR), require new types of skills and knowledge from software engineers. While fundamental elements of software engineering and managing software projects are still useful, there are many new aspects that software engineers need to manage in Extended Reality (XR) projects. In this paper, we present results of a case study focusing on creating a virtual job onboarding environment for a Finnish forest machine operator. The content that was selected for the virtual onboarding space included company-related material for increasing awareness of green transition, such as recycling waste resulted by forest logging operations and training mandatory issues on occupational safety. The research problem presented in this study focuses on how software engineering and XR engineering can be used together to create virtual job onboarding spaces. Differences between traditional software engineering and XR engineering are also addressed. This study contributes towards practical implementation of commercial and open source resources for building a virtual job onboarding environment, through the combination of software engineering and XR engineering processes. We argue that this combined approach offers a good choice for managing the development of virtual spaces.
Pages: 81 to 86
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2022
Publication date: October 16, 2022
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4235
ISBN: 978-1-61208-997-3
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Dates: from October 16, 2022 to October 20, 2022