There aren't a lot of jobs that can really use the 'space' provided by VR. I think the adoption here would have to drastically outpace multiple monitors and OS workspaces and keyboard shortcuts. I can easily get to 10-20 tabs in VS Code or a browser, but my attention is only really ever on one at a time. If I have to search through them, I'll have to do that on a monitor or in VR. I might be able to organize better in 3D: HTML files on the left, CSS files on the right, JS in the middle, backend reference above, tools and console below (like 5 monitors in a plus pattern).
I'd need probably a dozen or so channels of information that I had to cycle between quickly to convince me, given I've gotten used to multi-monitors, workspaces, and keyboard shortcuts. Maybe some futuristic high level analyst job that needs to look through lots of different kinds of information (geographical, text, videos, etc) at once.
I can imagine a web editor with some "3d space" flair. You have your HTML/JS/CSS editor in front of you, but imagine strands connecting CSS rules to the HTML elements in the preview window, which is floating slightly to your right. Or the page being previewed can even be the size of a 5-storey building which seems to be standing across the street.
For another interesting use case, how about a 3d debugger that lets you follow a program flow over multiple classes and stacks...
I end up needing a lot of screen real estate whenever I work on some EE project --- datasheets, schematic, PCB editor, calculator, notes. Additionally, being able to e.g. manipulate the enclosure and PCB to do a test fit and immediately edit things would be super cool.
I'd need probably a dozen or so channels of information that I had to cycle between quickly to convince me, given I've gotten used to multi-monitors, workspaces, and keyboard shortcuts. Maybe some futuristic high level analyst job that needs to look through lots of different kinds of information (geographical, text, videos, etc) at once.