Book chapter
Incorporating VR, AR and related technologies in tourism industry: State of the art
Sandra Loureiro (Loureiro, S. M. C.); Eduardo Sarmento Ferreira (Ferreira, E.S.); João Rosário (Rosário, J. F.);
Book Title
Managerial challenges and social impacts of virtual and augmented reality
Year (definitive publication)
2020
Language
English
Country
United States of America
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Abstract
The current chapter intends to expose the importance of tourism in the world economy, (ii) give an overview of what academic and practitioners are doing regarding the use of engagement-facilitating technologies in tourism, and (iii) suggest avenues for further research. Thus, first the authors give insights about the evolution and important of tourism. After that, 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. The examples of applications of engagement-facilitating technologies come next. In the end, the authors suggest future research directions and present the conclusions.
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Keywords
World tourism,Virtual reality,Augmented reality,Internet of things,Artificial intelligence,TAM,SOR
  • Economics and Business - Social Sciences

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