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"I think that virtual tours will never fully replace real ones, but at the same time they will create a new segment, because a person will be able to roughly understand the atmosphere of the place where he is going, say, when choosing a tourist package. In this way, "test" sensations will be available, which are also cheaper than a whole trip.
<p>In general, I think that no synthetic sensations will replace the original ones. This has always been and will always be the case with a person. For example, having sex with a loved one can never be replaced by pornographic content (forgive me for the crude analogy, but it shows well what I mean). The same applies to all synthetic sensations, they will always remain artificial, turkey whatsapp number list fake and will not give us deep satisfaction not only because of the difference with the original, but also because of the fact of their artificiality"
Some companies are already starting to use VR technology
to bring “real” tourism to life: it’s a convenient way to take a quick look at unfamiliar places and decide whether you want to go there or not. But, of course, this is just a short preview: when you travel, you remember your own adventures first and foremost, not just the picturesque surroundings. In addition, real trips last much longer: when you go on vacation, you are immersed in a new environment for 24 hours a day, so you get many more new impressions.
“You can’t replicate that in VR, but you can give people a sneak peek and a taste of what it would be like to visit the place physically,” says Abi Mandelbaum, CEO of virtual tour company YouVisit.
According to YouVisit, more than 13% of people who have taken a virtual reality walk through a city or place move on to the next step in making that walk a reality: either booking tickets and/or a hotel, or starting to gather more detailed information about the trip.
Travel portal kimkim founder Joost Shreve compares the impact of virtual tours to the impact of television on the travel industry. When televisions became widespread, people initially said they no longer needed to travel the world: they could see all the sights without leaving their couches. “But that didn’t happen,” Shreve says. “In fact, television has only encouraged people to travel more.”
<p>In general, I think that no synthetic sensations will replace the original ones. This has always been and will always be the case with a person. For example, having sex with a loved one can never be replaced by pornographic content (forgive me for the crude analogy, but it shows well what I mean). The same applies to all synthetic sensations, they will always remain artificial, turkey whatsapp number list fake and will not give us deep satisfaction not only because of the difference with the original, but also because of the fact of their artificiality"
Some companies are already starting to use VR technology
to bring “real” tourism to life: it’s a convenient way to take a quick look at unfamiliar places and decide whether you want to go there or not. But, of course, this is just a short preview: when you travel, you remember your own adventures first and foremost, not just the picturesque surroundings. In addition, real trips last much longer: when you go on vacation, you are immersed in a new environment for 24 hours a day, so you get many more new impressions.
“You can’t replicate that in VR, but you can give people a sneak peek and a taste of what it would be like to visit the place physically,” says Abi Mandelbaum, CEO of virtual tour company YouVisit.
According to YouVisit, more than 13% of people who have taken a virtual reality walk through a city or place move on to the next step in making that walk a reality: either booking tickets and/or a hotel, or starting to gather more detailed information about the trip.
Travel portal kimkim founder Joost Shreve compares the impact of virtual tours to the impact of television on the travel industry. When televisions became widespread, people initially said they no longer needed to travel the world: they could see all the sights without leaving their couches. “But that didn’t happen,” Shreve says. “In fact, television has only encouraged people to travel more.”