Immersive Experience for Sustainable Tourism - The Potential of a Community-Based 3D Scanning Database App on the Example of South East Asia

Sustainable tourism focuses on minimizing the negative impact of tourism on the environment and cultural heritage sites, allowing future generations to enjoy tourism. Immersive experiences can support sustainable tourism further by allowing people to visit tourist places without physically being there. This helps to reduce negative impacts such as overcrowding, pollution, and damage to natural and cultural resources. An app that encourages people to create 3D scans of places they visit has the potential to contribute to virtual tourism. With modern technology, a wider range of people can contribute to a community-based 3D scan collection by sharing their photos and scans. This app can help to gain a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of various locations around the world and create a variety of virtual tours. This paper specifically focuses on Southeast Asia and provides guidelines for creating content and material for the app.