Digital tourism is an exciting new form of technology that allows wannabe travellers to experience all the excitement of going on holiday and explore different real-world settings without actually having to leave their homes. It is basically an overlap between tourism and gaming. But why not just go on a real holiday? How exactly does digital tourism engage its audience? We hope to answer these questions in our article today. Keep reading to find out more information and see if you fancy going on a virtual holiday this summer!
Much More Affordable Prices
One of the biggest draws of digital tourism is the fact that it is much more affordable than going on a real holiday. While it might be lovely to experience the sunshine first-hand, this isn’t something that people with less disposable income can do. As well as this, you don’t need to take any time off work to participate in digital tourism. There are no issues with sorting out transport or visas, either. Overall, digital tourism is significantly less expensive. That in and of itself is enough to engage audiences.
A Truly Immersive Experience
In the past, video games have had laughably clunky animations, so much so that they have become internet memes. This is certainly no longer the case. Now, you watch a television advert for a video game and cannot tell whether that’s real life or not. The graphics have seriously improved, becoming photorealistic with high-performance FPS. Powerful gaming consoles like the PS5 have helped with immersion, too.
More than that, though – it’s the environment created for the games that helps fully submerge gamers or tourists in what they’re doing. For instance, an online casino like Dunder develops a website that guides their customers through and into the subsequent entertainment: it is inviting and accommodating. Digital tourism is helped by this style of web design.
What’s more, tech developers have made virtual reality an actual thing. You can now don a headset and be transported into a photorealistic world with 360-degree surroundings. And so, digital tourism can become as interactive as possible.
Fantastical and Foreign Landscapes
If you are a fan of escapism, then digital tourism is perfect for you! When we holiday in real life, we are constrained to the mundane (not to say that nature isn’t wonderful in its own right!). With digital tourism, on the other hand, you can explore both a VR rendition of the real world and a completely new fantasy realm! Think floating mountains, alien flora and fauna, and underwater cities. The possibilities are limitless. You can’t get that on a real-life holiday, can you?
Going into Photo Mode
What really gets audiences engaged with digital tourism is the photo mode that is available with most games and/or simulations. This allows you to take a snapshot of whatever you’re experiencing (just like in real life) and store away the memory for later. Trying to take an incredible shot is all part of the fun and helps to replicate the real-life holiday experience.
These are some of the main ways that digital tourism engages its audiences and why it is a great alternative to holidaying in real life.