Determination of extents of a virtual reality (VR) environment to display on a VR device

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to:

• identify, by the computer, machines involved in performance of a manufacturing process at a manufacturing location;
• identify, by the computer, a workflow sequence of execution of the machines;
• receive, by the computer, conditions associated with remote operators using virtual reality (VR) devices to remotely control the machines to perform the workflow sequence of execution at the manufacturing location;
• and
• determine, by the computer, for each of the VR devices, an extent of a VR collaborative environment to display, wherein the extents are determined based on the conditions, thereby reducing latency in performance of the workflow sequence of execution at the manufacturing location;
• and
• output, by the computer, the extents to the VR devices.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor, the logic being configured to:
• identify machines involved in performance of a manufacturing process at a manufacturing location;
• identify a workflow sequence of execution of the machines;
• receive conditions associated with remote operators using virtual reality (VR) devices to remotely control the machines to perform the workflow sequence of execution at the manufacturing location;
• and
• determine, for each of the VR devices, an extent of a VR collaborative environment to display, wherein the extents are determined based on the conditions, thereby reducing latency in performance of the workflow sequence of execution at the manufacturing location;
• and
• output the extents to the VR devices.