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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Литературоведение. Журналистика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-9220</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-9247</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">38103</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-9220-2023-28-4-809-817</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">AIPVTA</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>JOURNALISM</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Журналистика</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">VR in promotion of territory in the New Normal: empirical and research approaches in the times of crisis</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>VR в продвижении территории в условиях «новой нормальности»: эмпирические и исследовательские подходы во времена кризиса</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1006-9349</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Wirth</surname><given-names>Julia</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Вирт</surname><given-names>Юлия</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Associated Professor, Higher School of Management</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доцент, Высшая школы менеджмента</p></bio><email>Julia.wirth@he-arc.ch</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-352X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Shilina</surname><given-names>Marina G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шилина</surname><given-names>Марина Григорьевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Sc., Professor, Professor of the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Design, Plekhsnov Russian University of Economics; Professor of the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор филологических наук, профессор, профессор кафедры рекламы, связей с общественностью и дизайна, Российский экономический университет имени Г.В. Плеханова; профессор кафедры рекламы и связей с общественностью, факультет журналистики, Московский государственный университет имени М.В. Ломоносова</p></bio><email>marina.shilina@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7586-0564</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sokhn</surname><given-names>Maria</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сокн</surname><given-names>Мария</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Professor, Higher School of Management</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>профессор, Высшая школы менеджмента</p></bio><email>Maria.sokhn@he-arc.ch</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1743-5691</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Preobrazhenskiy</surname><given-names>Leonid P.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Преображенский</surname><given-names>Леонид Петрович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD student, Department of Mass Communications, Faculty of Philology</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант, кафедра массовых коммуникаций, филологический факультет</p></bio><email>plvermar@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет прикладных наук и искусств Западной Швейцарии</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Московский государственный университет имени М.В. Ломоносова</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Plekhanov Russian University of Economics</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский экономический университет имени Г.В. Плеханова</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff4"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2023-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2023</year></pub-date><volume>28</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Media and Crisis – Reversible Paradigms</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Медиа и кризис – реверс парадигмы в новой реальности?</issue-title><fpage>809</fpage><lpage>817</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-03-07"><day>07</day><month>03</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2023, Wirth J., Shilina M.G., Sokhn M., Preobrazhenskiy L.P.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2023, Вирт Ю., Шилина М.Г., Сокн М., Преображенский Л.П.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2023</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Wirth J., Shilina M.G., Sokhn M., Preobrazhenskiy L.P.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Вирт Ю., Шилина М.Г., Сокн М., Преображенский Л.П.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/38103">https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/38103</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">In the New Normal, the most sought-after tools for territory promotion are digital and immersive, and closely intertwined with virtual reality technologies. This research centers on VR projects in Switzerland and Russia, two countries representing contrasting situations in the current tourist and promotion of territory landscape of 2023. The findings of the prior research on the incorporation of immersive VR technology in territory promotion in Switzerland with analogous research conducted in Russia are compared. By examining both theoretical and empirical data, including data analysis and semi-structured interviews with VR project managers in Switzerland and owners/managers in Russia, differences between Switzerland and Russia are identified. A spreading value-centered qualitative approach in Englishand French-language scientific discourse on VR-driven territory promotion is connected with cultural heritage and sustainable consumption and is novel for Russia. Conceptual frameworks in this scientific field are still in their early stages. In Switzerland, the VR projects are more complex and are used as a part of territory and corporate promotion, despite the not value-centered, but economic motivation. In Russia, VR is viewed as the next stage in the evolution of travel viewing and recreation, and it serves as an advertising tool to attract travelers to territory attractions. The ideas of VR-tours are connected with the past, and historical and cultural heritage. The best projects demonstrate the feasibility of combining on-site visits, VR, and sustainability awareness. VR-project in this case is the instrument of saving today’s territory images and brands, and involve audience in active sustainable consumption.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">В условиях «новой нормальности» наиболее востребованными инструментами продвижения территорий являются цифровые и иммерсивные инструменты, в том числе виртуальной реальности. В исследовании проанализированы теоретические и эмпирические подходы проектов виртуальной реальности в Швейцарии и России, туриндустрии которых находятся на различных полюсах индустриального ландшафта в 2023 г. Распространяющийся ценностно ориентированный качественный подход в англои франкоязычном научном дискурсе по VR-продвижению территорий связан с культурным наследием и устойчивым потреблением, что является новым для России. Анализ полуструктурированных интервью с менеджерами VR-проектов также выявил различия. В Швейцарии VR-проекты более сложны и используются для территориального и корпоративного продвижения, несмотря на экономическую, а не ценностно ориентированную мотивацию. В России VR рассматривается как следующий этап эволюции туристического отдыха и инструмент рекламы достопримечательностей. Идеи VR-туров связаны с прошлым, историческим и культурным наследием. Лучшие VR-проекты демонстрируют возможность сочетания визитов на места, виртуальной реальности и продвижения идей устойчивого развития. VR-проект в данном случае является инструментом сохранения образов и брендов территорий, вовлечения аудитории в активное устойчивое потребление.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>immersive promotion of territory</kwd><kwd>virtual reality</kwd><kwd>digital</kwd><kwd>hybrid</kwd><kwd>phygital</kwd><kwd>content</kwd><kwd>omnidirectional experience</kwd><kwd>value-centred approach</kwd><kwd>sustainable consumption</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>иммерсивность</kwd><kwd>новая нормальность</kwd><kwd>виртуальная реальность</kwd><kwd>цифровой</kwd><kwd>гибридный</kwd><kwd>физический</kwd><kwd>контент</kwd><kwd>разносторонний опыт</kwd><kwd>ценностно ориентированный подход</kwd><kwd>устойчивое потребление</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Choi, H., &amp; Nam, S. (2022). A study on attention attracting elements of 360-degree videos based on VR eye-tracking system. 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