COMPARING THE EFFECT OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL TRY ON TECHNOLOGIES ON THE CONSIDERATION SET FORMATION AND FINAL CHOICE ON THE WEBSITES

Year 2018, Volume: 32 Issue: 3, 627 - 645, 09.07.2018

Ayşegül Sağkaya Güngör , Tugce Ozansoy Çadırcı

Abstract

The conceptualization of virtual
three-dimensional experiences has emerged lately because advancements in the
technology have led to immersive experiences in virtual environments. This new
technology enables users to get the information about a product that is very
similar to the real product examination. On the other hand, there is already an
online display opportunity that is familiar to the online customer, i.e., two
dimensional (2-D) product view. A laboratory experiment was conducted to
explore what difference Virtual try-on (3-D try-on) technology creates in the
consideration set formation and final choice decision compared to the 2-D
product display in an e-commerce website. The experiment was conducted with the
participation of the university students by using a website of a well-known
international company.
The study is grounded in the consideration set theory. The results revealed a
difference in the consideration set formation, but not in the final choice
outcome. The possible reasons are discussed, along with theoretical and
practical implications of the study.

Keywords

3-D try-on technology, 2-D display technology, augmented reality, consideration set theory

WEB SİTELERİNDE KULLANILAN İKİ BOYUTLU ÜRÜN GÖRÜNTÜLEME TEKNOLOJİSİ İLE ÜÇ BOYUTLU ÜRÜN DENEME TEKNOLOJİSİNİN DEĞERLENDİRME KÜMESİ OLUŞUMUNDAKİ VE SATIN ALMA KARARINDAKİ ETKİSİNİN KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI

Abstract

Teknolojideki ilerlemelerin sanal ortamlarda tüketiciyi içine alan
deneyimlere imkân sağlaması, son zamanlarda sanal üç boyutlu deneyimin
kavramsallaştırmasına yol açtı. Sanal üç boyutlu ürün deneme teknolojisi,
kullanıcıların gerçek ürün deneyimlemesine çok benzer bir şekilde ürün hakkında
bilgi almalarına olanak sağladı. Diğer taraftan, çevrimiçi müşterinin aşina
olduğu bir görüntüleme olan iki boyutlu ürün görüntüleme teknolojisi de halen
sıkça kullanılan bir teknoloji. Sanal üç boyutlu ürün deneme (3-D deneme)
teknolojisinin, iki boyutlu ürün görüntülemeye kıyasla, ürünün dikkate
alınanlar kümesine girmesinde ve son seçim kararında bir fark yaratıp
yaratmadığını keşfetmek amaçlı bir laboratuvar deneyi tasarlanmıştır. Deney,
tanınmış uluslararası bir şirketin web sitesini kullanarak üniversite
öğrencilerinin katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın araştırma soruları
küme teorisine dayanarak oluşturulmuştur. Sonuçlara göre; sanal üç boyutlu ürün
deneme teknolojisi son seçim kararında etkili olmamakla birlikte, ürünün
dikkate alınanlar kümesine girmesinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark
yaratmaktadır. Olası sebepler, araştırmanın teorik ve pratik sonuçları ile
birlikte çalışmada tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

3-D ürün deneme teknolojisi, 2-D ürün görüntüleme teknolojisi, arttırılmış gerçeklik, küme teorisi

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