A study to find out why people would want to visit tourist destinations visited in games in real life. The “mental mechanism” that encourages pilgrimages to holy places

Published: Apr 23, 2026
ID: game-202604232014-rss-b0bbe9
Category: game
Source: https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260423-439291/

Japanese title

ゲームで訪れた観光地に「どうしてリアルでも行きたくなるのか」調べる研究。聖地巡礼を促す“心のメカニズム”

Summary

With the unprecedented success of ``Black Myth: Goku'', the number of tourists is reportedly increasing in Xiaoxitian, China's Shanxi Province, where the film is said to be set.

Details (EN)

With the unprecedented success of ``Black Myth: Goku'', the number of tourists is reportedly increasing in Xiaoxitian, China's Shanxi Province, where the film is said to be set.

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