Title :
M-traveling: Experiences using mobile applications in tourism
Author :
Silva, André Constantino da ; Rocha, Heloísa Vieira da
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Comput., UNICAMP IFSP, Hortolandia, Brazil
Abstract :
The use of mobile devices has many purposes, including commerce, entertainment and education. Some of these applications deliver information about a city or region. Since these devices are portable and can deliver information where there is internet access, a new potential use is in travels. We call m-traveling. But which free applications are available to aim tourists? What features and problems these applications have? To answer these questions, this work presents three studies cases done in three cities for one tourist, using a total of 20 applications. Analyzing the data collected in the studies cases is possible to highlight some important features and some problems in these applications.
Keywords :
Internet; mobile computing; mobile handsets; travel industry; Internet access; commerce; education; entertainment; m-traveling; mobile applications; mobile devices; tourism; Androids; Cities and towns; Facebook; Google; Humanoid robots; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Human-computer Interaction; Location Based Services; Mobile Applications;
Conference_Titel :
Information Society (i-Society), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0838-0