Position Paper: Preparing XR Working Environments for the Industrial Metaverse Era

The vision of the Industrial Metaverse comprises integration of the physical and the virtual world and collaboration of multiple disciplines within and across companies as they are working in value creating networks [1,2]. Vertical and horizontal integration - even beyond the borders of companies - poses new challenges for extended reality (XR) working environments. However, the Industrial Metaverse era also opens new potential for wider application of XR technology. This position paper discusses these two sides of the same medal and hints to research directions needing further exploration in the future to make XR workplaces an integral part of the Industrial Metaverse era.