Real vs. virtual: A theoretical framework for assessing the role of authenticity in visitor interactions with museum technologies

Association for Information Systems - 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2007: Reaching New Heights

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 1716-1724

  Pallud, Jessie ^a,b   Straub, Detmar W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Cultural heritage; Enjoyment; Interactions; Museum technologies; Tourism; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICITY; CULTURAL HERITAGES; ENJOYMENT; MUSEUM TECHNOLOGY; TOURISM;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

MUSEUMS;

EID: 84870154260     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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