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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

VirtualCruiseTour: An AR/VR Application to Promote Shore Excursions on Cruise Ships

Authors : Sara Arlati, Daniele Spoladore, Davide Baldassini, Marco Sacco, Luca Greci

Published in: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This work presents VirtualCruiseTour, an AR/VR-based application dedicated to ship cruises’ guests for the promotion of organized shore excursions. It can be exploited also in travel agencies to showcase future customers the sites of interest that can be visited during the cruise. The AR module allows augmenting a map showing the cruise route, the ship current position and the ports in which the liner will stop. Tapping one of the port (or the ship), the user is shown more details about the shore excursions organized for that stop (or the ship facilities) and has the chance to experience the site of interests watching 360° pictures or videos either in an immersive (VR) or non-immersive mode. A pilot study to validate the application as a marketing tool is foreseen. The experiment evaluates the customers’ purchase intentions and their knowledge of the product in comparison to traditional marketing media (web sites and brochures). Preliminary results of the study conducted enrolling nine participants are presented and discussed.

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Metadata
Title
VirtualCruiseTour: An AR/VR Application to Promote Shore Excursions on Cruise Ships
Authors
Sara Arlati
Daniele Spoladore
Davide Baldassini
Marco Sacco
Luca Greci
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-95269-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-95270-3

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95270-3_9

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