Virtual reconstructions as destination tourism?
by Elizabeth A. Bartley, John E. Hancock
International Journal of Digital Culture and Electronic Tourism (IJDCET), Vol. 1, No. 2/3, 2008

Abstract: Recent scholarship posits several motives behind the attraction of destination tourism: escapism towards simulacra/romance; acts of pilgrimage/consumption situated in modern constructs of identity; questing for the 'authentic' between physicality and experience. Meanwhile, museums are grappling with capturing the attention and the imagination of visitors; 'virtual heritage' can help address this problem. However, our media are already one step further from 'experience', already simulacra and representation. Nevertheless, we are able to tap into the essential urges that drive tourism. Examples will illustrate methods of enriching virtual environments with: multiple approaches to 'authenticity'; opportunities for identity construction; engagement with environmental experiences.

Online publication date: Mon, 24-Nov-2008

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