Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality

Dr. M. Claudia tom Dieck is a project manager and researcher at the Creative Augmented and Virtual Reality Hub at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is exploring how new and innovative technologies can be utilised to enhance the user experience. She is the Program Chair of the annual International AR & VR Conference and has published on augmented and virtual reality, technology acceptance, social media and customer relationship management in journals such as Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Management and Computers in Human Behavior. Dr. Timothy Jung is Founder and Director of the Creative Augmented and Virtual Reality Hub at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He investigates new and innovative ways to implement AR & VR in various industries and he has been involved in a number of funded AR and VR research projects at national and international level. He is an advisor of BirdHIVE VR & Drone project led by Lake District National Park. He is renowned for his work in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality and his research work has been covered by Manchester Evening News, Independent and Huffington Post and he is a regular invited speaker in major international conferences. He is the Conference Chair of International AR & VR Conference 2017/2018 in Manchester.

“The book should always be a reading recommendation to tourism researchers, students, and practitioners who share interest in AR and VR technologies and their further applications in tourism.” (Songshan (Sam) Huang, Information Technology & Tourism, Vol. 21, 2019)

• Part I: AR & VR and the Retail Experience.- Part II: AR & VR Experience Design.- Part III: AR & VR in Tourism.- Part IV: AR & VR in Education.- Part V: AR & VR Applications and Immersive Designs.- Part VI: AR & VR Medical Applications.- Part VII: VR and Media.