Efficient Integration of XR with Haptic Feedback and 5G Networks

The speedy development of immersive technologies and unexpected situations like the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to boost the application of extended reality (XR) in tourism. Virtualization techniques can create a virtual environment identical to the real one, giving to the user the feeling of actually being there. The aim of haptic systems is to enhance the degree of immersion into a virtual environment by intensifying the skill of physical interaction with people and objects in the distant space. The advancement of cellular networks enables haptic data transmission over high data rate and low latency wireless communication to create ambient haptic experience. The contribution of this research is to describe how XR and haptics are able to reshape tourism industry and present insights for tourism involved parties.