What is the definition of online virtual tourism?

The so-called virtual tourism refers to the use of virtual reality technology to build a virtual three-dimensional tourism environment based on real tourism landscapes through simulated or hyper-realistic scenes. Netizens can travel without leaving home. You can view the scenery thousands of miles away in a three-dimensional virtual environment, with realistic, detailed and vivid images. Virtual travel is one of the application scopes of vrp-travel virtual travel platform technology. Apply computer technology to realize three-dimensional simulation of the scene, and use certain technical means to make the operator feel the destination scene. (Explanation from encyclopedia)

The concept of virtual tourism was first translated from abroad. However, the development of domestic virtual tourism is still immature and the research time on it is relatively short. Everyone is interested in it. The definition of virtual tourism has not yet formed a common understanding. However, with the deepening of research, the definition of its conceptual scope and basic concepts have become increasingly clear. [1]

Xu Suning et al. (2001) earlier proposed the definition of virtual tourism. They believed that if the tourism landscape is dynamically presented to people through the Internet or other carriers, tourism enthusiasts can travel according to their own needs. You can choose the tour route, speed and viewpoint according to your wishes, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery thousands of miles away without leaving home. This is virtual tourism.

Xiao Chaohui (2003) simply summarized virtual tourism as using virtual reality technology to realize digital reproduction of scenery. Through the Intelnet network all over the world, people can travel around the world without leaving home. Travel style.

Jiang Huixian et al. (2005) pointed out that virtual tourism is based on the real tourism landscape and builds a virtual tourism environment by simulating or transcending the real landscape, so that tourists participating in virtual tourism can feel as if they are actually there. Generally conduct virtual tourism activities.

Liu Enbo (2006) defined the concept of online virtual tourism from the perspective of the network platform and explained its tour method in detail.

Yu Ping (2008) divided the definition of virtual tourism into two types: virtual tourism in a broad sense and virtual tourism in a narrow sense. In the broad sense, virtual tourism refers to any process of obtaining knowledge and information about tourist attractions in a non-immersive way; in the narrow sense, virtual tourism originates from virtual reality, which refers to the formation of realistic virtual reality through a variety of visualization methods, including virtual reality. Realistic scenic spots enable users to obtain perceptual, rational and other kinds of knowledge and information about tourist attractions.

Characteristics of virtual tourism

Virtual tourism includes a multi-dimensional information space, which integrates various human senses, vision, hearing and touch, allowing people to have an immersive experience in the virtual tourism environment it establishes. You can travel around the environment at will and achieve interactive effects with the computer. Its basic characteristics are:

1. Immersion means that people have changed from being able to only know the results of computer processing from outside the computer to being able to immerse themselves in the virtual travel environment created by the computer. , participate in and experience the virtual tourism activities created.

2. Interaction refers to the increase in communication methods between people and computers, using a variety of sensors (such as three-dimensional display helmets, data gloves, three-dimensional eyes and smell sensors, etc.) to interact with the multi-dimensional information environment. effect.

3. Imagination is the broadening of human thinking. Human-computer interaction has gone from quantitative calculations in the past to the combination of quantitative and qualitative aspects now, highlighting the dominance of people as the subject in the virtual tourism environment. sex.

4. Revolution (Rvolusion) and Technology (Tecnology). Although virtual reality technology originated from the military needs of the United States, it has brought technological changes to the forward development of the tourism industry. It is a change in concept, method, and technology.

5. Information is one of the most important technical supports for virtual tourism: through the information highway, virtual tourism has a more powerful information network. Since the information highway is highly real-time, the information content in virtual tourism is real-time, but not reliable.

6. Unreliable. Although virtual tourism is based on reality, since the word "virtual" can be interpreted as a simulation hypothesis, that is, the information it conveys may be simulated (with a certain degree of authenticity) or virtual (unreal). , so the information contained in virtual tourism is unreliable and distorted.