DocumentCode
2727165
Title
Augmented reality applied in tourism mobile applications
Author
de la Nube Aguirre Brito, Cintya
Author_Institution
Sch. of Comput., Univ. of Portsmouth Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
fYear
2015
fDate
8-10 April 2015
Firstpage
120
Lastpage
125
Abstract
Augmented reality (AR) has been used in the last years as a tool for enhancing collaboration between the real world and virtual environments. One of these fields where AR has been used is the touristic sector. The aim of this project is to identify the benefits of the use of AR in tourism mobile application through the development and evaluation of an AR tourist mobile application. The results of the implementation of this project show AR enhance tourist on-site experience in an innovative way in the real life. Moreover, AR could be applied in different industries as a method of improving the quality of service.
Keywords
augmented reality; mobile computing; quality of service; travel industry; AR tourist mobile application; augmented reality; quality of service; tourism mobile applications; touristic sector; virtual environments; Androids; Augmented reality; Cities and towns; Cultural differences; Humanoid robots; Mobile communication; Usability; Augmented Reality; cloud computing; cultural tourism; mobile applications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG), 2015 Second International Conference on
Conference_Location
Quito
Print_ISBN
978-3-9075-8910-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICEDEG.2015.7114484
Filename
7114484
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