Designing experiences in the age of human transformation

An analysis of Burning Man

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11235922
AutoresBarbara Neuhofer (0000-0002-7871-5060, Fachhochschule Salzburg, autor de correspondencia), Roman Egger (0000-0003-4888-6026, Fachhochschule Salzburg), Joanne Yu (0000-0001-7605-6367, MODUL University Vienna), Krzysztof Celuch (0000-0002-5307-2900, Nicolaus Copernicus University)
Año2021
Volumen91
Páginas103310
Fecha de publicación2021-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAnnals of Tourism Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0160-7383 • E-ISSN: 1873-7722
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.annals.2021.103310
OpenAlexW3201679601
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas32
Referencias citadas49

In the emerging transformation age, not only do experiences with transformational qualities happen by chance, but they are induced through intentional design. This study investigates the human gathering Burning Man, often stipulated as one of the world's most transformative large-scale experiences. Grounded in the theoretical lens of environmental psychology, a deep topological analysis was conducted based on Instagram data to analyse participants' digital outer expressions and find answers to their innermost transformative experiences. Through a holistic analysis of the pre-liminal, on-site, and post-liminal stages, socio-environmental and socio-psychological spheres, with 30 clusters that trigger potential transformation, could be revealed. This study contributes to the interdisciplinary discourse relating to human experience and transformation design in the tourism, events, and experience sectors

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Epistemology · Geography · Liminality · Pedagogy · Sociology · Tourism · Transformation (genetics · Transformational leadership · Transformative learning · Anthropology · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Psychology · Social Psychology