Virtual reality : a technological tool for preserving built heritage

Other Title(s)

الواقع الإفتراضي : أداة تكنولوجية للحفاظ على مواقع التراث

Author

Jafar, Hibah Allah Ali Sayyid Muhammad

Source

Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality

Issue

Vol. 12, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.139-153, 15 p.

Publisher

Suez Canal University Faculty of Tourism and Hotels

Publication Date

2015-12-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

15

Main Subjects

Economy and Commerce

Abstract EN

Due to the natural degradation as well as the overcrowding effect, heritage preservation efforts are becoming very crucial to support the sustainability of heritage sites.

In response to the problems, Virtual Reality (VR) can offer useful applications for heritage preservation.

However, VR may provide an alternative form of accessing heritage sites that lessen the impacts of visitors’ overcrowding effect, while heightening the overall experience.

The research was applied five point Likert scale to explore the tourists’ acceptance of the usage of VR technology.

The study aims to investigate the perception of heritage conservation as well as the acceptance of virtualizing heritage sites for both domestic and international tourists, as heritage attractions need to be sustainable because they have significance value and lack duplication.

The study explored the factors that may affect the tourists’ acceptance of using VR technology.

The sample consisted of two hundred and fifty tourists (domestic .tourists = 107; international tourists = 143), questionnaires were distributed in four tourism destinations in Egypt; these destinations contain heritage sites that were designated at the World Heritage list by UNESCO.

The results showed a significant difference by demographic characteristics concerning their overall acceptance of virtualizing heritage sites.

Frequencies of visitation, VR experience and tourist perception of heritage conservation were influencing the

American Psychological Association (APA)

Jafar, Hibah Allah Ali Sayyid Muhammad. 2015. Virtual reality : a technological tool for preserving built heritage. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality،Vol. 12, no. 2, pp.139-153.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-821260

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Jafar, Hibah Allah Ali Sayyid Muhammad. Virtual reality : a technological tool for preserving built heritage. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality Vol. 12, no. 2 (Dec. 2015), pp.139-153.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-821260

American Medical Association (AMA)

Jafar, Hibah Allah Ali Sayyid Muhammad. Virtual reality : a technological tool for preserving built heritage. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality. 2015. Vol. 12, no. 2, pp.139-153.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-821260

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 151-153

Record ID

BIM-821260