Theme 4

Tourists physically present in Aotearoa can share and augment experiences with remote people, actively engage with Māori culture, and nature in such a way that this will create regenerative tourist experiences.

Stories and knowledge can be linked to locations to augment the tourist’s live experience. Building on capturing technology Theme 3 and research how to be virtually together and make joint memorable experiences, we are iteratively developing a toolkit and using it for applications that can be deployed in field studies with partners.

Based on insights from Theme 1, we are designing a minimally disruptive toolkit and field testing it against the impact on live and remote experiences.

Different novel measures for user experience, usability, engagement, awareness and presence are being developed and applied (including self-report, observational, and physiological).