Marcel Bastiaansen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4626098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcel Bastiaansen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcel |
| FAMILY NAME | Bastiaansen |
| SIGNATURE | BASTIAANSEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Breda University of Applied Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2865-7859 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
VR tourism
Although the restorative effects of virtual reality (VR) tourism experiences are widely recognized, knowledge of the neural mechanisms of different VR experiences and mental recovery processes is limited. This study investigated the effects of nature-based (relaxing) and adventure-oriented VR tourism experiences on psychological detachment and relaxation. Sixty participants were randomly assigned to three VR groups: relaxing, adventure, and contr…
Enhancing the experience? Exploring the impact of augmented reality on staged performances
Extended Reality technologies, such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (AR), have been increasingly used in the domains of leisure and events. The rapid integration of these technologies raises questions on their use for enhancing staged performances. In this study, employing a between-participants experimental design, we measured the impact of AR on the experience of watching a live dance performance at a staged performance venue, and its …
Experiencing crowding at tourist destinations
Crowding perception is studied with self-report and event-related brain potentials. • Participants report feeling negative with increasing social density / proximity. • Brain responses increase with increasing social distance and proximity. • The brain responses reflect an increasing urge to move away from the crowded area. • Electrical brain activity measures real-time processes of crowding perception
How real is virtual? Comparing the experience of a theme park attraction with its virtual counterpart
Virtual reality (VR) is transforming leisure as a digital alternative to traditional (physical) experiences. Yet, few studies have directly compared VR leisure experiences to physical leisure experiences. This experimental study addresses this gap by comparing emotional responses elicited during a physical theme-park dark ride and its VR counterpart in a real-life leisure setting. A total of 145 participants experienced the ride in one of three c…
Conceptualizing Meaningful Experiences
Despite increased interest in experience and experience design in hospitality, tourism, and leisure, the field remains emergent. For experience design to mature in research and practice, clear consensus conceptualization of key constructs, like memorable, meaningful, and transformative experiences, is needed. While existing research identifies emotions as the key to memorable experiences, more conceptual work is needed to understand the unique im…
Objective Measurement of Experiences in Tourism and Hospitality
Understanding the complex and dynamic nature of experiences requires the use of proper measurement tools. As interest grows in the objective measurement of experiences within tourism and hospitality, there is an urgent need to consolidate and synthesize these studies. Thus, this study investigated prevalent objective measurement techniques via a systematic review. We analyzed physiological measures such as electroencephalography (EEG), heart rate…
Evaluating the Temporal Dynamics of a Structured Experience
Structured experience (SE) providers continuously evaluate and improve their experiential offerings to make them more memorable. Arguably, the temporal dynamics of the emotions in an experience have a crucial influence on its memorability. Traditional post-experience evaluation procedures tend to ignore these temporal dynamics, thus offering imprecise feedback for providers on exactly when and where to optimize their experiential offerings. In th…
A review of research into neuroscience in tourism
An Emotional Roller Coaster
Emotions are crucial ingredients of meaningful and memorable tourism experiences. Research methods borrowed from experimental psychology are prime candidates for quantifying emotions while experiences are unfolding. The present article empirically evaluates the methodological feasibility and usefulness of ambulatory recordings of skin conductance responses (SCRs) during a tourism experience. We recorded SCRs in participants while they experienced…
More is Not Better
Emotions embody the value in tourism experiences and drive essential outcomes such as intent to recommend. Current models do not explain how the ebb and flow of emotional arousal during an experience relate to outcomes, however. We analyzed 15 participants’ experiences at the Vincentre museum and guided village tour in Nuenen, the Netherlands. This Vincent van Gogh-themed experience led to a wide range of intent to recommend and emotional arousal…
When the arts are not your cup of tea
Expressive cultural activities, such as viewing visual art, drama, or dance, are perceived as beneficial to individuals and societies, justifying public funding. However, not everyone benefits and participates equally. We intentionally sampled infrequent and frequent attendees among young adults in the Netherlands. Results indicated that infrequent and frequent attendees differed in expressive cultural activity constraints and socialization, thou…
The War from both Sides
Leisure will not be locked down – insights on leisure and Covid-19 from the Netherlands
The COVID-19 virus and the measures taken to prevent its spread have had enormous impact on society, and specifically on people’s leisure behaviour in the Netherlands. The Dutch government implemented a so-called “intelligent lockdown” mid-March 2020. This constituted a partial closing of the economy, particularly those locations and businesses where social distancing could not be practiced. By July of 2020, many restrictions had already been lif…
Learning from experience in Hangzhou
This text was collaboratively written by the 12 students – from Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Hungary – who participated in the WLCE Leisure Experience Research Opportunity, a fieldwork project focusing on resident, national and international visitors to the Chinese city of Hangzhou. The project, designed and implemented by the WLO, was supported by the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Hangzhou Commerce and Tourism Group, and supe…
Emotions as core building blocks of an experience
Purpose This paper aims to stimulate the discussion in the fields of hospitality, tourism and leisure on what exactly constitutes “an experience” and how to measure it; the authors unpack the experience construct into its core constituent elements, namely, emotions. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews insights from psychology and cognitive neuroscience that define experiences as a fine-grained temporal succession of emotions that occur …
Novelty
Novelty, conceptualized as the experience of something new and different from the everyday, is widely believed to be what defines tourism experiences and makes them enjoyable. The present study tests the mediating effect of novelty on positive emotions in two longitudinal data sets based on daily psychometric diaries. Findings show that the effect of tourism experience on positive emotions is indeed partly mediated by novelty. The mediation effec…
Integration of Word Meaning and World Knowledge in Language Comprehension
Although the sentences that we hear or read have meaning, this does not necessarily mean that they are also true. Relatively little is known about the critical brain structures for, and the relative time course of, establishing the meaning and truth of linguistic expressions. We present electroencephalogram data that show the rapid parallel integration of both semantic and world knowledge during the interpretation of a sentence. Data from functio…
Novelty
Novelty, conceptualized as the experience of something new and different from the everyday, is widely believed to be what defines tourism experiences and makes them enjoyable. The present study tests the mediating effect of novelty on positive emotions in two longitudinal data sets based on daily psychometric diaries. Findings show that the effect of tourism experience on positive emotions is indeed partly mediated by novelty. The mediation effec…
Leisure will not be locked down – insights on leisure and Covid-19 from the Netherlands
The COVID-19 virus and the measures taken to prevent its spread have had enormous impact on society, and specifically on people’s leisure behaviour in the Netherlands. The Dutch government implemented a so-called “intelligent lockdown” mid-March 2020. This constituted a partial closing of the economy, particularly those locations and businesses where social distancing could not be practiced. By July of 2020, many restrictions had already been lif…
When the arts are not your cup of tea
Expressive cultural activities, such as viewing visual art, drama, or dance, are perceived as beneficial to individuals and societies, justifying public funding. However, not everyone benefits and participates equally. We intentionally sampled infrequent and frequent attendees among young adults in the Netherlands. Results indicated that infrequent and frequent attendees differed in expressive cultural activity constraints and socialization, thou…
Conceptualizing Meaningful Experiences
Despite increased interest in experience and experience design in hospitality, tourism, and leisure, the field remains emergent. For experience design to mature in research and practice, clear consensus conceptualization of key constructs, like memorable, meaningful, and transformative experiences, is needed. While existing research identifies emotions as the key to memorable experiences, more conceptual work is needed to understand the unique im…
Evaluating the Temporal Dynamics of a Structured Experience
Structured experience (SE) providers continuously evaluate and improve their experiential offerings to make them more memorable. Arguably, the temporal dynamics of the emotions in an experience have a crucial influence on its memorability. Traditional post-experience evaluation procedures tend to ignore these temporal dynamics, thus offering imprecise feedback for providers on exactly when and where to optimize their experiential offerings. In th…
Integration of Word Meaning and World Knowledge in Language Comprehension
Although the sentences that we hear or read have meaning, this does not necessarily mean that they are also true. Relatively little is known about the critical brain structures for, and the relative time course of, establishing the meaning and truth of linguistic expressions. We present electroencephalogram data that show the rapid parallel integration of both semantic and world knowledge during the interpretation of a sentence. Data from functio…
Novelty
Novelty, conceptualized as the experience of something new and different from the everyday, is widely believed to be what defines tourism experiences and makes them enjoyable. The present study tests the mediating effect of novelty on positive emotions in two longitudinal data sets based on daily psychometric diaries. Findings show that the effect of tourism experience on positive emotions is indeed partly mediated by novelty. The mediation effec…
Emotions as core building blocks of an experience
Purpose This paper aims to stimulate the discussion in the fields of hospitality, tourism and leisure on what exactly constitutes “an experience” and how to measure it; the authors unpack the experience construct into its core constituent elements, namely, emotions. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews insights from psychology and cognitive neuroscience that define experiences as a fine-grained temporal succession of emotions that occur …
The War from both Sides
Leisure will not be locked down – insights on leisure and Covid-19 from the Netherlands
The COVID-19 virus and the measures taken to prevent its spread have had enormous impact on society, and specifically on people’s leisure behaviour in the Netherlands. The Dutch government implemented a so-called “intelligent lockdown” mid-March 2020. This constituted a partial closing of the economy, particularly those locations and businesses where social distancing could not be practiced. By July of 2020, many restrictions had already been lif…
Learning from experience in Hangzhou
This text was collaboratively written by the 12 students – from Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Hungary – who participated in the WLCE Leisure Experience Research Opportunity, a fieldwork project focusing on resident, national and international visitors to the Chinese city of Hangzhou. The project, designed and implemented by the WLO, was supported by the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Hangzhou Commerce and Tourism Group, and supe…
When the arts are not your cup of tea
Expressive cultural activities, such as viewing visual art, drama, or dance, are perceived as beneficial to individuals and societies, justifying public funding. However, not everyone benefits and participates equally. We intentionally sampled infrequent and frequent attendees among young adults in the Netherlands. Results indicated that infrequent and frequent attendees differed in expressive cultural activity constraints and socialization, thou…
An Emotional Roller Coaster
Emotions are crucial ingredients of meaningful and memorable tourism experiences. Research methods borrowed from experimental psychology are prime candidates for quantifying emotions while experiences are unfolding. The present article empirically evaluates the methodological feasibility and usefulness of ambulatory recordings of skin conductance responses (SCRs) during a tourism experience. We recorded SCRs in participants while they experienced…
More is Not Better
Emotions embody the value in tourism experiences and drive essential outcomes such as intent to recommend. Current models do not explain how the ebb and flow of emotional arousal during an experience relate to outcomes, however. We analyzed 15 participants’ experiences at the Vincentre museum and guided village tour in Nuenen, the Netherlands. This Vincent van Gogh-themed experience led to a wide range of intent to recommend and emotional arousal…
A review of research into neuroscience in tourism
Objective Measurement of Experiences in Tourism and Hospitality
Understanding the complex and dynamic nature of experiences requires the use of proper measurement tools. As interest grows in the objective measurement of experiences within tourism and hospitality, there is an urgent need to consolidate and synthesize these studies. Thus, this study investigated prevalent objective measurement techniques via a systematic review. We analyzed physiological measures such as electroencephalography (EEG), heart rate…
Evaluating the Temporal Dynamics of a Structured Experience
Structured experience (SE) providers continuously evaluate and improve their experiential offerings to make them more memorable. Arguably, the temporal dynamics of the emotions in an experience have a crucial influence on its memorability. Traditional post-experience evaluation procedures tend to ignore these temporal dynamics, thus offering imprecise feedback for providers on exactly when and where to optimize their experiential offerings. In th…
Enhancing the experience? Exploring the impact of augmented reality on staged performances
Extended Reality technologies, such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (AR), have been increasingly used in the domains of leisure and events. The rapid integration of these technologies raises questions on their use for enhancing staged performances. In this study, employing a between-participants experimental design, we measured the impact of AR on the experience of watching a live dance performance at a staged performance venue, and its …
Experiencing crowding at tourist destinations
Crowding perception is studied with self-report and event-related brain potentials. • Participants report feeling negative with increasing social density / proximity. • Brain responses increase with increasing social distance and proximity. • The brain responses reflect an increasing urge to move away from the crowded area. • Electrical brain activity measures real-time processes of crowding perception
How real is virtual? Comparing the experience of a theme park attraction with its virtual counterpart
Virtual reality (VR) is transforming leisure as a digital alternative to traditional (physical) experiences. Yet, few studies have directly compared VR leisure experiences to physical leisure experiences. This experimental study addresses this gap by comparing emotional responses elicited during a physical theme-park dark ride and its VR counterpart in a real-life leisure setting. A total of 145 participants experienced the ride in one of three c…
Conceptualizing Meaningful Experiences
Despite increased interest in experience and experience design in hospitality, tourism, and leisure, the field remains emergent. For experience design to mature in research and practice, clear consensus conceptualization of key constructs, like memorable, meaningful, and transformative experiences, is needed. While existing research identifies emotions as the key to memorable experiences, more conceptual work is needed to understand the unique im…
VR tourism
Although the restorative effects of virtual reality (VR) tourism experiences are widely recognized, knowledge of the neural mechanisms of different VR experiences and mental recovery processes is limited. This study investigated the effects of nature-based (relaxing) and adventure-oriented VR tourism experiences on psychological detachment and relaxation. Sixty participants were randomly assigned to three VR groups: relaxing, adventure, and contr…
Psychology (14 works) · Tourism (10 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Business (4 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (4 works)