Essays about: "virtual tourism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words virtual tourism.

1. 11. Defining the Voice of Montreal: Exploring Possibilities for Human-Machine Companionship

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Malik Dehbi Talbot; [2020]
   Keywords : critical posthumanism; artificial intelligence; virtual assistant; tourism; science and technology studies; human-machine relationships; voicebot; labor relations; companion; sociomaterial assemblage; History and Archaeology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the possibility for (re)defining the relationship between humans and robots with conversational interfaces. It does so by looking at the creation process of a voice and text-based virtual assistant for tourists from the perspective of critical posthumanism and posthuman performativity. READ MORE

3. 12. Welcoming Strangers : a study about digitalized hospitality visuals of Airbnb and Couchsurfing dwellings

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Anna Puzanova; [2020]
   Keywords : tourism; hospitality; Airbnb; Couchsurfing; digital media; visual analysis; visual culture of hospitality; privacy; metaphors; viewer’s gaze; work of imagination; aestheticization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : We live in a digitalized world where visuals are as essential to us as they have never been. Tourism and hospitality are not an exception here but rather examples of huge dependence on visual culture. READ MORE

4. 13. Land Rover BackPacker : A minimal travel vehicle

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Edwin Senger; [2019]
   Keywords : Future; mobility; shared; service; tourism; adventure; Land Rover; sustainable; sustainability;

   Abstract : How can reductionism lead to a greater experience and add to the appeal of a product? The Land Rover BackPacker is a minimalistic travel vehicle that questions the space and the complexity needed in a vehicle while exploring the world 4x4 inspired by the necessity of reduction in today's consumerist world to fight climate change and the freedom of travelling light. Its open design creates an interactive space with it's surroundings for 2 people which is created in a multifunctional approach to be more then a car but a space to hang out and a place to sleep in the wild. READ MORE

5. 14. From Curb to Launch : Explore the pre-launch, ground experience for space tourism in 2040

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Benjamin Lee; [2018]
   Keywords : seervice design; space tourism; customer journey; service prototyping; experience prototyping tools;

   Abstract : We are at the dawn of the next chapter of manned space flight, and space travel will soon be within reach for the majority of the humanity, not just the elite. The imminent launch of Virgin Galactic's first commercial service this year, soon to be followed by companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, means that space tourism will quickly go from one individual every few years to dozens, perhaps hundreds of new space tourists annually. READ MORE

6. 15. Volvo Volem

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Moritz Seifert; [2018]
   Keywords : Lighter than Air Vehicle Design Airship Future Tourism;

   Abstract : What if the future of transportation was more diverse, more exciting and more responsible? What if Volvo became a true mobility provider with a broader product palette? What if the airship would finally get its great renaissance and what would it look like if Volvo developed it? With these questions in mind, I started my thesis and eventually designed an airship for Volvo. The word Volvo is derived from Latin and means “I roll” which inspired me to pick the name “Volem” which is equally derived from Latin and means “I fly”. READ MORE