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Virtual Reality in Cultural Tourism

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study explored virtual reality (VR) technology to enhance cultural learning in heritage tourism, aligning with a focus on learning systems. Traditional models lack interactivity, but VR digitizes artifacts and historical scenarios. Through surveys (1,200 participants) and data analysis, VR improved student knowledge retention by 45% (F=8.3, p<0.01) and increased visits by 42–75%. While boosting stay time (39%) and consumption (41%), challenges include content stagnation (23% revisit decline) and hardware discomfort (55% dissatisfaction). Proposed solutions are ergonomic headsets (33–50% weight reduction), dynamic content updates, and in-scene augmented-reality commerce (27% online revenue growth in pilots). These innovations position VR as a non-formal learning tool for heritage preservation and digital education.

Source: International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies

DOI: 10.4018/ijwltt.387387

Authors: Yanan Chang, Yujun Ni, Xuwei Zhang

Institutions: Jinzhong University, Philippine Christian University

Language: English

Topic: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4413120962

FWCI: 0.866

Cites: 15

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10