Engineering Augmented Tourism Experiences

Yovcheva, Zornitza; Buhalis, Dimitrios; Gatzidis, Christos

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-36309-2_3

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“…With new technologies being developed, new types of tourist activities are emerging that can both transform conventional experiences and result in the emergence of new types of tourism experiences. These new experiences, manifested as immersive virtual (Guttentag, ), augmented‐reality (Yovcheva et al ., ) or technology‐mediated experiences, are predicted to be richer, more participatory and facilitated through multiple media (Gretzel and Jamal, ). In these experiences, technology can function either as a mediator or as the core experience itself (McCarthy and Wright, ).…”

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A Typology of Technology‐Enhanced Tourism Experiences

Neuhofer

Buhalis

Ladkin

2013

Journal of Tourism Research

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Experiences constitute the essence of the tourism industry. While the literature has recognized the recent impact of technology on experiences, its empirical exploration remains scarce. This study addresses the gap by empirically exploring five leading industry cases to generate a holistic understanding of technology-enhanced tourism experiences. The main contribution of this paper lies in the development of a nine-field experience typology matrix based on the increasing intensity of co-creation and technology implementation. The final contribution of this study is the development of an experience hierarchy and discussing its relevance for experience enhancement in tourism research and practice.

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A Typology of Technology‐Enhanced Tourism Experiences

Neuhofer

Buhalis

Ladkin

2013

Journal of Tourism Research

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276

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“…Google Glass; RFID powered watches used by ski resorts) (Yeoman, 2012). Augmented reality applications build on these technologies to provide tourists with enhanced experiences by overlaying reality with additional, often personalized, information (Yovcheva, Buhalis, & Gatzidis, 2013). Such advanced technologies also make a greater number and variety of tourism experiences accessible to individuals with cognitive or physical disabilities (Buhalis & Darcy, 2011).…”

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Tourism megatrends

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Tourism Recreation Research

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Tourism is affected by social, political, economic, technological and environmental changes at all scales. Population growth, redistribution of wealth, geopolitical changes and conflicts, rising fuel costs, climate change and its consequences, new technologies and work patterns, and all forms of social fashion influence who wants to travel where, for how long, to do what, and at what prices. Here, we examine six large-scale exogenous trends for the global tourism sector over the next 30 years: (1) The social, economic and environmental consequences of gradual warming and of extreme weather events associated with climate change; (2) The effects of higher fuel costs and social concerns on mass long-haul travel; (3) The role of new technologies, including social media, in marketing, managing, experiencing and monitoring tourism; (4) Economic growth and social change in the highly populous and newly wealthy BRICS nations, especially India and China; (5) The consequences of armed conflict and geopolitical negotiation for tourism, and the use of tourism as a tool for geopolitical interests; (6) The increasing linkages, and also conflicts, between tourism and conservation in many countries. Improved understanding of these megatrends, and the interactions between them, are priorities for future tourism research.

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“…The disadvantage that AR has compared to VR is that the objects from the real and virtual worlds must coexist and be aligned; thus AR needs to have greater precision [11] than VR. As well, [116] mentions that there is evidence that many of the AR devices and some of the content in AR can generate confusion, dissatisfaction, physical fatigue, etc. External aspects such as illumination, reflections, shadows, and weather are also noted as being able to affect the workings of the applications.…”

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Survey: Using Augmented Reality to Improve Learning Motivation in Cultural Heritage Studies

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Cultural Heritage (CH) refers to the representation of historical places and traditional customs of a specific city or country. Its principal aim is to transmit to future generations how their ancestors lived, and what their customs and buildings were like, etc. Nowadays, there are different technology systems and research investigations that are focused on CH education that use augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR). The aim of this document is to specifically identify if the use of AR improves students’ motivation to learn about topics related to CH. To this end, studies from different databases and specific journals, along with those concerning technology systems, were evaluated, and comparisons were made between them. Additionally, the aspects that should be considered in future research to improve student motivation and technology systems were identified.

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Engineering Augmented Tourism Experiences

Cited by 81 publications

References 31 publications

A Typology of Technology‐Enhanced Tourism Experiences

A Typology of Technology‐Enhanced Tourism Experiences

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Survey: Using Augmented Reality to Improve Learning Motivation in Cultural Heritage Studies

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