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Melbourne’s ‘Remote Control Tourist’ Shows Potential of Wearables in Tourism

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Rafat Ali

Photo Caption: Two of the 'Remote Control Tourists', with their cams. 

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Even if Google Glass does not take off in its current form, wearables are here to stay. This campaign, though unwieldy from a usability perspective, will help show the potential of this technology and its application in travel and the marketing of it.

[gallery ids="111031,111020,111028,111033,111032,111035"] Tourism Victoria has launched a AU$3.6 million digital campaign for Melbourne that will be widely copied, likely mocked, and morphed in various ways as Google Glass and other wearables become a more mainstream reality. Whatever happens, it will certainly become more than a footnote in showing the potential of using digital wearables in travel marketing. The campaign, called Melbourne Remote Control Tourist,

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