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Virtual-Reality-Anwendungen ermöglichen es Anbietern von Erfahrungsgütern durch innovative Produktpräsentationen die inhärenten Informationsasymmetrien zu reduzieren. Dadurch kann den potenziellen Kunden eine effiziente Leistungsbeurteilung ermöglicht und das Risiko einer informationsbedingten Fehlentscheidung minimiert werden. Die vorliegende Studie fokussiert sich auf die Identifikation wichtiger Determinanten, die die Nutzungsintention von Virtual-Reality-Anwendungen zur Leistungsbeurteilung von Erfahrungsgütern beeinflussen. Um das Akzeptanzverhalten von Nutzern gegenüber dieser neuartigen Technologie zu erforschen, wurde ein erweitertes Technologieakzeptanzmodell eingesetzt. Als Untersuchungsobjekt wurde eigens für die Studie eine Virtual-Reality-Anwendung entwickelt, die es den Nutzern ermöglichte, eigenständig ein virtuelles Erfahrungsgut zu erkunden. Insgesamt nahmen 569 Probanden an der Datenerhebung teil. Für die Berechnung des Strukturgleichungsmodells und die Hypothesenüberprüfung wurde eine Partial-Least-Squares-Analyse eingesetzt. Wie die Studienergebnisse verdeutlichen, führt das immersive Produkterlebnis zu einer effizienteren Informationsbeschaffung. Speziell der wahrgenommene Nutzen einer Virtual-Reality-Anwendung ist ein zentraler Prädiktor, der sowohl auf die Nutzungseinstellung als auch auf die Nutzungsintention einen starken positiven Einfluss ausübt.
Virtual reality (VR) offers the opportunity to create virtual worlds that could replace real experiences. This research investigates the influence of user motivation, temporal distance and experience type on the satisfaction with the VR experience, and the degree of acceptance of a VR experience as a substitute for a real experience. The results suggest that the degree of acceptance of a VR experience as a substitute for a real experience is higher for passive VR experiences compared to active VR experiences. Furthermore, the results support the assumption that users are more satisfied with passive VR experiences.
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of telepresence while using a smartphone-based virtual reality system (SBVR) to explore a hotel virtually and to determine the influence of this immersive experience on the booking intention of the potential customer.
Design/methodology/approach
Within the scope of this study, a conceptual research model was developed which covered utilitarian and hedonic aspects of the user experience of SBVRs and showed their relevance for the booking intention. A virtual reality application was programmed especially for the study, in which the test persons were able to virtually explore a hotel complex. A total of 569 people participated in the study. A questionnaire was used for the data collection. The structural equation modelling and hypothesis verification were carried out using the partial least squares method.
Findings
The immersive feeling of telepresence increases the perceived enjoyment and usefulness of the potential customer. In addition, the user's curiosity is aroused by the telepresence, which also significantly increases the perceived enjoyment as well as the perceived usefulness. The hedonic and utilitarian value of the virtual hotel experience increases the probability that the customer will book the travel accommodation.
Research limitations/implications
The virtual reality application developed for the study is based on static panoramic images and does not contain audio-visual elements (e.g. sound, video, animation). Audio-visual elements might increase the degree of immersion and could therefore be investigated in future research.
Practical implications
The results of the study show that the SBVR is a suitable marketing tool to present hotels in an informative and entertaining way, and can thereby increase sales and profits.
Originality/value
For the first time, this study investigates the potential of SBVRs for the virtual product presentation of hotels and provides empirical evidence that the availability of this innovative form of presentation leads to a higher booking intention.
Virtual reality in the hotel industry: assessing the acceptance of immersive hotel presentation
(2019)
In the hotel industry, it is crucial to reduce the inherent information asymmetry with regard to the goods offered. This asymmetry can be minimised through the use of smartphone-based virtual reality applications (SBVRs), which allow virtual simulation of real experiences and thus enable more efficient information retrieval. The aim of the study is to determine for the first time the user acceptance of these immersive hotel presentations for assessing the performance of a travel accommodation. For this purpose, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used to explain the acceptance behaviour for this new technology. A virtual reality application was specially developed, in which the participants could explore a hotel virtually. A total of 569 participants took part in the study. The structural equation model and the hypotheses were tested using a Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis. The results illustrate that the immersive product experience leads to more efficient information gathering. The perceived usefulness significantly affects the attitude towards using the technology as well as the intention to use it. In contrast to the traditional TAM, the perceived ease of use of SBVRs has no effect on the perceived usefulness or attitude towards using the technology.