Introduction

Virtual and augmented reality are changing the approach to globalization by offering users an opportunity to unite people by organizing virtual space. They allow the users to be active in virtual environments in the same manner as if they are physically at a common workplace which boosts communications and collaboration. For instance, VR facilitates effective simulations and virtual meetings, whereas, AR adds digital information to the business and coordination and enhancements of tasks and presentations. But with ascending numbers of multinational operations and MNEs VR and AR can provide valuable insights on how the cooperation can be made more interactive and thus efficient. The implementation of new technology is changing how teams communicate as well as do their work and solve issues in the context of a global village (Review, 2019).

Virtual Reality (VR)

Virtual Reality (VR) is an innovative form of technology that makes the user to feel as he or she is part of a completely real or imaginary world. Users are able to interact and get immersed in such environments through the use of the VR headsets and motion tracking devices. Such an opportunity is revolutionizing different spheres of life, and people embraced it in education, medicine, and enterprise to study and interact with data and simulations. In particular, when it comes to international cooperation, VR provides the subject groups with the opportunity to work together as if the members of the team are in the same room (Forbes, 2019).

Various activities such as virtual workshops, design reviews and training sessions can be carried out with the use of a common collaboration space. Not only does it enable people to work in the global teams offering enhanced productivity, but it also eliminates the necessity to travel, making business more cost efficient. Due to the use of realistic simulations and virtual visuals VR is even more helpful for thinking and decision making. Based on the development trends in the VR technology, one can assert that application of the technology in international collaboration is set to explore new opportunities to advance and provide richer and interactive approach on collaboration beyond the geographical barriers among the teams.

Augmented Reality (AR)

Augmented Reality (AR) is an interface paradigm which adds digital information on top of the real world and thus improves users’ perception and manipulation of their environment. Unlike Virtual Reality technology which is purely digital, augmented reality blurs the line between virtual and reality and layers Shutters, graphics, texts or even 3D models on to real world views via tools such as smart phones, tabs or AR glasses. It enhances value for users through information and interaction that is related to the current environment of a user. AR has the potential to create effective communication between the distributed teams collaborating on data and projects regardless of their geographical location (TechCrunch, 2020).

AR’s use cases in international cooperation are especially revolutionary for the tasks that require detailed graphic interpretations or spatial orientation. It also increases remote assistance and instruction since the specialist can draw on the client’s screen in real time while providing instructions. Further development of the AR technology is that it is highly likely to provide the integration of digital and real-world environment that will only pave way for better collaborations and create easier natural and efficient interactions between individuals regardless of the distance.

Global collaboration

International cooperation describes a process of people and organizations from different countries coming together in order to perform set tasks and meet set goals and objectives. This is very crucial since most businesses and organizations are now global thus making it important to share ideas cohesively with colleagues, partners or clients from other countries. Such kind of cooperation requires the use of advanced communication technologies and tools as well as sharing of time zones and cultures in order to provide for effective working relations among the members. This means that efficient international work enhances understanding and advancement in thinking for collective gains on a bigger scale contributing to organizational performance and development (Review M. T., 2020).

With the use of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, which have emerged over the years, teams from all over the world are now able to collaborate through virtual space. Using VR, teams can have a meeting and practice various types of collaboration in front of a speaker at least as effectively as a face-to-face interaction. AR, in contrast, places virtual contents on the real environment making users to engage with contents in real-time.

There should be a certain set up on the ways on how the team will work together, making sure that all necessary tools and equipment’s are available, and recognition of all the values and opinions of the members in the team. If the talent management practices are integrated with the help of technology and corresponding practices in the area of communication and teamwork, the global collaboration between organizations can be significantly improved, resulting in reaching higher goals in the constantly growing interconnected world (Gartner, 2021).

Remote teamwork

Remote teamwork implies working with the team members who are not in the same location as others and, with the help of the technologies, try to be efficient. It is crucial for organizations to facilitate efficient remote teamwork in today’s working environment because distant teamwork has become more popular as companies continue to permit their workers to work from home. Elements of successful tale-work include the utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) application such as communication, project collaboration and more so document sharing. Long working distance does not have to be an issue here since there are many applications that let members of the team work as one team even without meeting physically such as Slack, Microsoft Teams and Asana that allows the members of a team to work together in real-time while doing tasks and coordinating different tasks to ensure they are on the same page (ZDNet, 2021).

To reduce conflicts which arise due to lack of face-to-face communication, employees should have virtual meetings to discuss their progress and future collaborations, the work in different departments should follow a compact plan, and it is necessary to clearly state goals and expectations of employees. Also, strengthening the feeling of cohesiveness and oneness through practice of virtual team building activities, and guaranteeing everybody in the group all essential tools may also improve the performances of the teams. With the remote work becoming a norm, it will be important for organizations to learn the best ways of functioning as a remote team to ensure that they maximize productivity and sustain success in the current globalized world.

Immersive technology

Technologies that allow users to fully engage with the virtual environment, there is presence as well as possibility of interaction. This category includes Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) and together deliver a rich interaction. Virtual reality is technology used in designing real-life situations while using hardware and software methods to enable the user to interface with objects that are as real as they appear. For instance, through virtual reality people get into completely fictional environments while through augmented reality people get enhancements to their natural environment. They are now reshaping different sectors of our life and activities including learning and leisure, medicine and telecommuting (ZDNet, 2021).

In the context of collaboration across the borders, immersive technology provides a favorable impact since it improves the chances of working in a virtual space for a team. Face-to-face communications can be an imitation through VR since it enables the formation of teams and conduct meetings and collaborative sessions like a physical meeting. AR, in contrast, can superimpose digital information on top of physical ones making problem-solving and data analysis in real-time physical space possible. These technologies assist in minimizing the gap that results due to remote working and bring out the feel of the working environment. With the evolution and adoption of immersive technology, the favorable trends seen in distance collaboration have the propensity of increasing further the effectiveness of cross team collaboration in organizations (Spectrum, 2021).

Virtual meetings

Telecommunication AL meetings have gained popularity in present day organization interactions as it allow people and groups to interact and work in distributed environments. Enabling people to come together for decision making, sharing of information and project discussion among others, virtual meetings that include use of Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet. This method of communication can be very effective for the working teams that are located in different offices or time zones, or if travel to the opposite site of the country is ineffective, thus making the meeting valuable and accessible (Insider, 2022).

For virtual meetings to be effective, participants must set an agenda, make sure they have functional technology and that all people who are in the meeting get to contribute. Successful approaches include having quality audio and video standards before the meeting, providing material before the actual meeting and employing tools such as polls and breakout sessions. With the progression of time and technological developments in conduct of virtual meetings with the introduction of features such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) virtual meetings can, therefore, become more realistic and the differences in outcome between face-to-face and remote meetings shrinks (Verge, 2021).

Conclusion

Therefore, virtual and augmented reality are a game changer in global collaboration since they offer high-quality, engaging, and platform-independent networks with fully realized feel. These technologies are evident in virtual meetings where remote collaboration is made more interactive thus encouraging group work across different locations. With further development of technology such as the VR and AR technologies, virtual teamwork is a possibility to grow in enhancing communication and productivity among teams. Adopting these technologies and integrating all the features that contribute to eradicating challenges associated with working remotely while holding meetings can help a variety of organizations to improve the current and future ways of interacting and cooperating more and more all over the world (IDC, 2023).