After reading Steve Pruitt and Tom Barrett’s piece on the Corporate Virtual Workspace, it really did not seem that bizarre to me. In today’s society we already have technological advances that many people thought a mere ten years ago we would never have. For example one of the big things is Skype via our telephones. When Skype first came onto the scene, only a short year or two ago that in itself seemed mind boggling. To be able to see and talk to someone who could be halfway across the world, but yet now cell phones have this capability as well. Instead of calling someone and only hearing their voice, you can now see them on a small screen so clear and so real looking that it feels as though you are there with that person. The workplace has even transformed how Skype is used just in the past year or so. Now offices can have conference calls with each other via Skype so now you can not only hear what the other company or employee is saying, but now you are able to see their gestures and the way that they are taking everything in. This goes for interviews as well. I myself have already had an interview just this past year via Skype. It was amazing how it felt like I was actually there, except I was in the comfort of my own home which made me feel a little more relaxed and not as nervous.

Even though a lot of technological advances have made it possible for people to experience virtual reality, CVW would be able to go far beyond this virtual reality and have things that would benefit the environment. Comparing this to other things such as working out of your home, or even having a conference call via Skype, or an interview can be noticed quickly, however CVW would make it so you were actually present in this workplace except not physically there, just virtually. All in all I felt like all of this was something that could possibly happen in the next twenty or so years. It may seem out of this world and crazy to think about but think back to a time when cell phones were crazy to think about or the internet, and look at where we are now.