Enhancing the tourism experience through mobile augmented reality: Challenges and prospects

International Journal of Engineering Business Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Kounavis, Chris D ^a   Kasimati, Anna E ^b   Zamani, Efpraxia D ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Augmented reality; Experience quality; Location awareness; Mobile applications; Tourist experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867603283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18479790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5772/51644     Document Type: Article

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