Virtual Tourism Using Samsung Gear VR Headset

In past few years virtual reality has emerged to become the center of attraction for people. Virtual reality may change the manner in which many of the common things are being used today such as it has already changed the gaming world by introducing virtual games. It provides an environment that is somehow look alike that it is real-world or we can say virtual reality provides a simulated real-world environment to its users. It is very popular technology in the field of gaming, but in this paper we will focus on how virtual reality can be beneficial for traveling, it can bring the feeling of reality and immersion to the user as if he is traveling in actual, but in reality he is only experiencing the tour through VR headset. Virtual tours can be used to increase revenues from market perspective. Samsung gear VR powered by oculus is especially designed for people using android technology and it provides a strong sense of reality (i.e. real world). A headset itself helps to provide the 3D look. Using the gear for virtual tours can be a big milestone in the field of tours and travel, it can help people to have exhilarating experience without visiting that place in real and it can greatly influence the tourist due to its interactive nature. The result of this research will define how gear headset can be used to experience tours and how they can be made enchanting using virtual reality.