Religious Tourism Experience Model (RTEM)

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Célia M. Q. Ramos ◽  
Cláudia Henriques ◽  
João M. F. Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Recommendation System ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have established a growing and deeper interconnection alliance with the tourism sector. Few solutions have contributed to the dissemination of cultural and religious heritage of the regions, as a means of promoting it, making known and enriching the culture of its visitors and residents. The development of an intelligent application that allows the dissemination of cultural and religious heritage can bring new experiences and sensations for tourists and for residents in general, and for those with accessibility problems in particular. The present chapter proposes a methodological framework for the development of a recommendation system associated with the Religious Tourism Experience Model (RTEM), with the objective of identifying and selecting consumer preferences for the dissemination of cultural heritage in general, and religious heritage in particular.

Gamification as a Tool for Smart Tourism

2020 ◽  
pp. 363-385
Author(s):  
Noelia Araújo Vila ◽  
Lucília Cardoso ◽  
Diego R. Toubes ◽  
Alexandra Matos Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Game Design ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Game Elements

New technologies have helped to improve the tourism sector and to develop strategies that resulted in the so-called smart destinations, underpinned and transformed by modern information and communication technologies (ICTs). Besides, tourism is a global market that continuously seeks mechanisms to grab tourists' and visitors' attention. In view of that, in recent decades, the gamification concept has acquired new definitions from different perspectives, but always associated with the idea of leisure. In tourism, gamification is related with experiences, which by using game elements and digital game design techniques (virtual reality or augmented reality, among others) improve the tourist experience and the user's engagement. This chapter addresses gamification and its influence on tourism experience, together with some gamification applications' examples that can be effective mechanisms to promote tourism businesses or tourism destinations, raising engagement and generating trust.

scholarly journals Usability Analysis of Andalusian Spas’ Websites

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2307
Author(s):  
Rosa Anaya-Aguilar ◽  
German Gemar ◽  
Carmen Anaya-Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
New Information ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Usability Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Tourism Websites

Health tourism is booming all over the world, and thermal spa tourism in Spain is a type of tourism aimed at integrating with nature, achieving sustainable development. In general, its facilities are located in areas specially protected by environmental legislation. This tourism sector attracts an increasingly wide market segment that has become more demanding and better informed and that more frequently uses the Internet to gather information. Tourists’ shopping and consumption habits are increasingly influenced by new information and communication technologies (ICTs), making these a topic of interest among academics and professionals. Website development has been shown to be an area of innovation for spa facilities, but evidence has also been found that this sector has experienced difficulty in adopting ICTs. This research sought to analyse spa websites’ usability by conducting an exploratory investigation of different websites’ contents. The results reveal that the use of new web technologies by spas is underdeveloped, although these facilities have achieved good positions in Internet search engines due to the synergistic effect of the official tourism websites. That is why most of them tell their story, detail their nature and the protection of their spaces. In this way, spas turn their websites into communication channels that convey to tourists their commitment to the environment and sustainable development.

Life Insurance-Based Recommendation System for Effective Information Computing

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Asha Rani ◽  
Kavita Taneja ◽  
Harmunish Taneja
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Recommendation System ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Rich Domain ◽  
Personalized Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Health Assets

Due to the rapid advancements in information and communication technologies, the digital data is exponentially growing on the internet. The insurance industry with tough competition has emerged as information rich domain based on health, assets, and life insurance for public. Customers expect to receive personalized services that match their needs, preferences, and lifestyles. But a large portion of population is still unfriendly to the insurance selection. Major reasons could be the time and complexities involved in selection of suitable policies. This paper presents the state of the art of the research done in insurance recommendation systems at national and international levels. Multi-criteria decision-making methods are compared with collaborative filtering and data mining techniques. Their suitability to the field of life insurance recommendation is analyzed. The paper identifies the lack of public dataset of customers and life insurance policies and highlights the need for a personalized, neutral, and unified model for effective information computing for life insurance recommendations.

Cognitive Environment at “Bansko Cultural Heritage Promotion Center”

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivelin Nenov
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Cognitive Environment ◽  
The Impact

The present research is based on “Methodics for Preservation and Promotion of the Cultural Heritage with Artistic Interactions and Educational Impacts through Information and Communication Technologies (Nenov 2019), and the application of “the possibilities to promote cultural heritage with artistic interactions and educational impacts through the application of modern information and communication technologies (ICT), applying an interdisciplinary analysis of the scientific information for the cultural heritage sites” (Nenov 2019). Analysis of the activities for preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage has been made in the context of the concept, prepared by author team headed by architect Nenov – “Concept for activities for revitalization of the tourist attractions for promotion of intangible cultural heritage sites, under category “national” significance in the town of Bansko. (Nenov 2019a). The concept explores the impact of the environment in the “House of Arts Bansko” and the prerequisites for its reconstruction in “Cultural Heritage Promotion Center”. The applicability of notions, such as “cognition”, “cognitive architecture”, “interpretation of the cultural heritage”, “media façade”, educational “STEM” method and “authentic artistic interactions”, related to the research, is being analyzed as new approach for preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage. The significance of the interpretation of the cultural heritage in the context of ICT capabilities for the promotion of tangible and intangible cultural values is substantiated. Present examples for application of the Augmented reality (AR) are examined. The study presents the “possibilities for interpretation of the cultural heritage through visual research with information and communication technologies (ICT) in a real “in situ” and museum environment in the context of the cultural heritage sites and using the cited methodics, which was introduced in the dissertation “Conservation of the cultural heritage of Bulgaria in the context of the synthesis of architecture and fine arts “(Nenov 2016–2019). The possibilities for building cognitive environment are explored in the context of introduction of new technologies and good practices for popularization of the cultural heritage.

ICTs and Indigenous Languages as Agents for the Actualization of Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Festus Prosper Olise
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Indigenous Languages ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Bad Leadership

This paper advocates for the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and indigenous languages for the actualization of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria because both tools are capable of transforming the rural and urban populace. It explores the MDGs so as to unravel the ways ICTs and indigenous languages can facilitate the speedy actualization of MDGs in Nigeria, a country with peculiar cultural heritage and with over 750 indigenous languages. It also analyzes some of the contending constraints confronting Nigeria from actualizing MDGs such as corruption, extreme poverty, lack of attention to indigenous languages, high cost of ICTs which are products of bad leadership. The effective use of Nigeria’s different indigenous languages and ICTs, it maintains, remains the most effective way towards educating Nigerians and achieving the MDGs in Nigeria come 2015.

scholarly journals La Formación Superior en Artes Mediatiazada por Dispositivos Hipermediales Dinámicos

Palíndromo ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Buján ◽  
Patricia Silvana San Martín
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Public University ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Semiotic Perspective ◽  
Set Up

RESUMENEl presente artículo aborda aspectos de la formación superior en artes utilizando Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC) desde una perspectiva semiótica. Se toma como base el marco teórico y metodológico de los Dispositivos Hipermediales Dinámicos (DHD) en el entendimiento que la complejidad de los fenómenos en cuestión demanda de una visión compleja e interdisciplinaria que permita dar cuenta de las múltiples dimensiones que los componen. Luego de conceptualizar la noción de DHD y sus bases semióticas, se presenta un caso efectuado en el ámbito de una universidad pública de Argentina donde se concretizó, en el marco de un proyecto de investigación, una experiencia de formación superior en artes a partir de la configuración de un DHD contextualizado, en atención a la especificidad disciplinar. Finalmente, se concluye que el enfoque adoptado resulta consistente para la conceptualización de problemáticas de mediatización educativa en el actual contexto físico-virtual.Palabras clave: Formación Superior en Artes, perspectiva semiótica, Dispositivo Hipermedial Dinámico. RESUMOO presente artigo aborda aspectos da formação superior em artes utilizando Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação (TIC) desde uma perspectiva semiótica. Baseia-se no referencial teórico-metodológico dos Dispositivos Hipermediais Dinâmicos (DHD) no entendimento de que a complexidade dos fenômenos em questão demanda de uma visão complexa e interdisciplinar para dar conta das múltiplas dimensões que os compõem. Após conceitualizar a noção de DHD e suas bases semióticas, apresenta-se um caso desenvolvido no âmbito de uma universidade pública da Argentina onde se realizou, no contexto de um projeto de pesquisa, uma experiência de formação superior em artes a partir da configuração de um DHD contextualizado em atenção à especificidade disciplinar. Finalmente, conclui-se que a abordagem adoptada resulta consistente para a conceitualização de problemáticas de mediatização educativa no âmbito do atual contexto físico-virtual.Palavras chave: Formação Superior em Artes, perspectiva semiótica, Dispositivo Hipermedial Dinâmico.   ABSTRACTThis article discusses aspects of higher education in arts using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) from a semiotic perspective. The aspects are based on the theoretical and methodological framework of Dynamic Hypermedia Devices (DHD) on the understanding that the complexity of the phenomena in question demands a complex and interdisciplinary vision able to account for the multiple dimensions that compose them. After conceptualizing the notion of DHD and its semiotic bases, it presents a case that was developed in a public university in Argentina where it was set up, in the sphere of a research project, an experience of higher education in arts through the configuration of a contextualized DHD, in response to the disciplinary specificity. Finally, we conclude that the approach is consistent for conceptualizing mediation education issues in the current physical and virtual context.Key words: Higher Education in Arts, semiotic perspective, Dynamic Hypermedial Device.

scholarly journals Using the Capabilities of New Technologies to Preserve and Promote the Thracian Cultural Heritage

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Vesela Georgieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
Positive Practices

The paper presents opportunities to preserve the Thracian cultural heritage associated with the Thracian Valley , using the potencial of new technologies. The results of the study of the process are presented, related to the socialization of the museum sites, who are important for the development of the culture and tourism in the Kazanlak region and the need to introduce practices to attract different types of museum audiences. Positive practices have been identified towards the application of modern information and communication technologies, relating to presentation and promotion of the Thracian cultural heritage and improving the service that promotes the visitation of museum sites from the Valley of the Thracian Kings by paying special attention to providing intellectual access to all of them and the application of modern ICT.Prospects for preservation and promotion of the Thracian cultural heritage related to the Valley of Thracian rulers are presented, among them providing intellectual access to museum sites from the Kazanlak region and applying practices that provide opportunities for innovations, interactive forms, virtual walks, use of technological walks, virtual and mixed reality solutions and other innovations related to contemporary ICT in museums. Keywords: Thracian heritage, socialization, information technology

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