A system of interrelated computing devices, people, animals, objects and mechanical and digital machines and the ability to transfer data over a network without human-to computer or human-to human interaction.
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Incorporating VR, AR, and Related Technologies in the Tourism Industry: State of the Art
Sandra Maria Correia Loureiro (Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL),Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal), Eduardo Moraes Sarmento (Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (ULHT), CEsA (Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal), and João Ferreira do Rosário (Escola Superior de Comunicação Social (ESCS), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2874-7.ch013
Abstract
The chapter exposes the importance of tourism in the world economy, gives an overview of what academic and practitioners are doing regarding the use of engagement-facilitating technologies in tourism, and suggests avenues for further research. Authors give insights about the evolution and important of tourism. The chapter presents an overview of the state of the art on the use of engagement-facilitating technologies (mainly virtual and augmented reality) in research. Examples of applications of engagement-facilitating technologies are given. Authors suggest future research directions and present conclusions.