VR-The Future of Selling Hotel Rooms

Forbes predicts that 1 percent of the world’s population will possess headsets by the year of 2020 and then this number will be increasing in the later years. What can the possible implications of the spread of these devices be on hotel supply chain ? Can VR replace the static images…

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360-degree Video Creation – Hardware and Software

Hardware for 360-Degree Video Creation To derive overall tendencies, available cameras for 360-degree content production can be clustered into three sections: budget cameras, often used by beginners, middle range cameras for ambitious amateurs and high-priced ones that are used by professional agencies or filmmakers. Beginners’ cameras These cameras are characterized…

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Immersed in VR 2.0

This article is from our guest-blogger IOANA ALEXANDRA MEREUTA. She is a VR product development assistant for patients in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Generally, the most common thought about virtual reality, VR, technology starts with the act of putting the glasses on. However, the whole experience goes beyond expectations. It is simply guided…

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Booking via VR?

Amadeus, one of the big Global-Distribution-Systems (GDS), tries to look deep into the future. It’s subsidary company Navitaire introduced the first “Virtual Reality Search and Booking Experience”. The user interacts with VR-glasses and special gloves and selects the desired destination on a virtual globe. Users can search for flights, car-rentals…

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Virtual Reality: An Innovative Sneak Preview for Destinations

We finally published our research – Virtual Reality: An Innovative Sneak Preview for Destinations (Click here to see the full version) Virtual reality (VR) is a fast-developing technology, with a broad range of use. The tourism industry, more specifically destinations, may benefit from its potential in the near future. By…

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