Shaping the metaverse into reality: a holistic multidisciplinary understanding of opportunities, challenges, and avenues for future investigation

A Koohang, JH Nord, KB Ooi, GWH Tan… - Journal of Computer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The term metaverse is described as the next iteration of the Internet. Metaverse is a virtual
platform that uses extended reality technologies, ie augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed …

[PDF][PDF] Shaping the metaverse into reality: multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges, and future research

A Koohang, J Nord, K Ooi, G Tan… - Journal of Computer …, 2023 - academia.edu
The term metaverse is described as the next iteration of the Internet. Metaverse is a virtual
platform that uses extended reality technologies, ie, augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed …

Would you enjoy virtual travel? The characteristics and causes of virtual tourists' sentiment under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic

SN Zhang, YQ Li, WQ Ruan, CH Liu - Tourism management, 2022 - Elsevier
There are numerous arguments regarding the attitudes of different tourists and scenic
destination managers regarding virtual tourism. However, it remains difficult to understand …

Can gamification improve the virtual reality tourism experience? Analyzing the mediating role of tourism fatigue

Z Wei, J Zhang, X Huang, H Qiu - Tourism Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Although virtual reality (VR) technology has been increasingly applied in the tourism
industry, improving the VR experience of tourists remains a challenge. Based on two …

Exploring tourists' virtual reality-based brand engagement: A uses-and-gratifications perspective

RA Rather, LD Hollebeek… - Journal of Travel …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Though prior research has addressed the role of virtual reality (VR) in tourism, the dynamics
and consequences characterizing tourists' VR-based brand engagement, which has grown …

Virtual spaces as the future of consumption in tourism, hospitality and events

V Filimonau, M Ashton, U Stankov - Journal of Tourism Futures, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Virtual spaces, commonly referred to as the Metaverse, are predicted to disrupt
consumption patterns in tourism, hospitality and events (THE) by shifting some user …

Does the selection of virtual reality video matter? A laboratory experimental study of the influences of arousal

C Liu, X Huang - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the increasing number of studies on virtual tourism, there is currently little
knowledge regarding the significance of the selection of appropriate virtual reality video (eg …

Immersive technologies and consumer behavior: A systematic review of two decades of research

A Ambika, H Shin, V Jain - Australian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Immersive technologies, including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality
(MR), and three-dimensional (3D) views, are digitally expanding consumers' reality …

Applying virtual reality and augmented reality to the tourism experience: a comparative literature review

MA Bretos, S Ibáñez-Sánchez, C Orús - Spanish Journal of Marketing …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how previous literature has analyzed the
role of augmented reality and virtual reality in the field of tourism, distinguishing between …

[HTML][HTML] Can you smell the (virtual) roses? The influence of olfactory cues in virtual reality on immersion and positive brand responses

K Cowan, S Ketron, A Kostyk, K Kristofferson - Journal of retailing, 2023 - Elsevier
Virtual reality (VR) has grown in popularity and technological ability, offering wider potential
for retailers to immerse consumers in branded experiences. On the industry side, experts …