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Antwerp Area, Belgium Belgium
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Marketing Communications Specialist at UAntwerpen
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Currently, I am conducting research aimed at further exploring virtual touch sensations in an e-commerce environment. Whether consumers use touch to obtain information or merely to enjoy sensory feedback, touch plays an important role in purchase decisions. Unfortunately, the possibilities in mediated environments to provide physical touch are few. Nevertheless, the ongoing upsurge in the number of mediated environments and devices (PC, smartphone, tablet) has spurred researchers to look for surrogates for direct physical contact. The virtual store is an ideal environment to realize mediated touch. Especially in product categories such as apparel, where touch plays a key role in product e...
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marketing online
product presentatie
online shopping
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