Cultural Heritage Preservation: A Virtual Reality Tour of the Dato' Onn Gallery

• Published in: 2023 IEEE 11th Conference on Systems, Process and Control, ICSPC 2023 - Proceedings
• Main Author: Yasin A.M.; Mat Zain N.H.; Ishak N.H.; Othman Z.; Isa M.A.M.; Aziz N.A.N.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85186721434&doi=10.1109%2fICSPC59664.2023.10420098&partnerID=40&md5=66fda1d45b8eea9e96f30015d745688c

Cultural heritage is one of the most important assets for our country as it helps preserve our identity and prevents ancient treasures from being lost to technological advancements for future generations. However, historical buildings, such as the Dato' Onn Gallery, are rarely visited by many people. Due to this issue, many people remain unaware of historical places. Therefore, to overcome the problem, we have developed a virtual reality (VR) tour of the Dato' Onn Gallery, resembling real environments. A Multimedia Development Life Cycle (MDLC) methodology was implemented to develop this VR tour application. In this study, the evaluation scale was adapted based on a Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) instrument consisting of three elements: Ease of Use, Usefulness and User Satisfaction. The data was collected from 32 participants. The results show that 79.80% of participants accepted of VR concept for Dato' Onn Gallery. For future work, the Virtual Dato' Onn Gallery will be implemented on the mobile platform, providing users with more options. © 2023 IEEE.