Virtualization and Exploration of the Garudeya Historical Objects Using Immersive Devices

Abstract

Mpu Tantular Museum has a diverse collection of historical objects, one of which is the Garudeya gold jewelry. Garudeya jewelry is one of the artifacts of value that is the heritage of Hindu Buddhist kingdom in Indonesia. No wonder that some parts of Garudeya have been lost and damaged without repair. The replicas on display in the museum have a quality that is not comparable with the original object and the scope of exploration and interaction that can be carried out is very limited. The historical information presented in the museum is also unattractive and very monotonous causing the details of historical objects to be less in-formative. With the creation of virtual museum using immersive technology such as VR with HMD and Leap Motion Controller to represent Garudeya jewelry with a real nuance in the virtual world as a means of entertainment and unique information presentation. That fact is backed by the average respondents that are very attracted in the concept of this application by 70% and 90% of respondents have no difficulty in the exploration and presentation of User Interface. In terms of information presentation there is an increase of 33.3% of the correct answers from the respondents before and after trying the application.