Augmented reality in postindustrial tourism

Abstract

This paper explores the possibility of building an augmented reality (AR) smart system with a certain degree of artificial intelligence in order to recognize the components and their properties from the environment. The elements of the environment can be buildings, access roads, vegetation and so on. All of these can be accessed with AR devices, intelligent glasses, or smartphones displays. The buildings’ facades and the access routes, or any other form of geographical relief from the environment, can become triggers for connecting digital content to the real world. The paper presents the different existing applications of AR systems with emphasizes on the tourism field, discussing the potential of further development, the particular aspects concerning the conceptual elements of an AR based model design for postindustrial tourism development.

Modeling of Vanished Historic Mining Landscape Features as a Part of Digital Cultural Heritage and Possibilities of Its Use in Mining Tourism (Case Study: Gelnica Town, Slovakia)

“…Thanks to modern technology, data can be generated by various multimedia devices (computers, tablets, smartphones, etc.) and overlaid with elements of the real world, thus making the user's perception even stronger [27].…”

Service Process Enhancement in Medical Tourism with Support of Augmented Reality

“…The studies in the field of tourism focused on cultural heritage and museums. The studies in the fields of cultural heritages and museums generally were intensified on the digitalization, remote viewing, and promotion of museum objects and, in general, in the field of marketing (Mesáro et al, 2016;Abawi et al, 2004;Alzua-Sorzabal, 200;Olar et al, 2019;Marimon et al, 2010). Since there is no research on process improvement in any operational perspectives in health tourism is evaluated as a gap.…”

“…However, AR implementation in tourism is frequently reviewed in cultural heritage and museums (Mesáro et al, 2016;Abawi et al, 2004;Alzua-Sorzabal, 200;Olar et al, 2019;Marimon et al, 2010) there are a few studies related on digitalization and I4.0 in medical and health tourism (Amouzagar et al, 2016;Wong & Hazley, 2020). A need exists in supply chain activities enabled by AR, particularly in order-picking procedures in service industries, particularly medical tourism and health care.…”

On industrial tourism as a viable perspective for the Jiu Valley

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