VR for Smart Cities, Utilities: Bop or Flop?

When virtual reality became commercial in the mid-2010s, it turned into a hype. Everyone wanted a VR set for video games. But, the hype didn’t just stop there, it also reached the smart city and utility world. You could see VR at all the smart city and utility events. And to this day, we continue to see it. Whether at Distributech, Vivatech or SCEWC, we always see various players offering VR… So, with all this buzz surrounding VR, let’s check, is it a game changer or a tech fad for cities and utilities?

In this episode we interview Yann de Couëssin, Unity Developer, and Julia Ponomareva, Communication Officer at Iter Organization, to see how VR is used in the smart city and utility world and if it’s proving useful.