Experience Malacca river cruise via virtual reality / Mohammad Fahrulradzi Asmawi and Nur Farahin Johari

• Main Authors: Asmawi, Mohammad Fahruiradzi, Mohd Johari, Nur Farahin
• Other Authors: Ismail, Shafinar
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Division of Research and Industry Linkages 2017
• Subjects: Travel and the state. Tourism; River tourism
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47954/1/47954.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47954/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

In the recent years, Malacca River Cruise is well known as the one of the main attraction of tourism in Malacca. However, Malacca River Cruise cannot operate due to natural weather such as heavy rain or rain storm. Malacca River Cruise also is lack of promotion on virtual reality concept which they only promoted on websites. Therefore, this project objective is to give experience to the tourists to feel the actual feeling of Malacca River Cruise on immerse virtual reality concept. The methodology used in this project are Knirk and Gustafson model that implement the immersive virtual reality and act as guide in order to develop this projects. Based on the result of usability testing of the product, the user give the positive feedback and very satisfied when they has experience the element of heritage along Malacca River in virtual environment. For the future work, the limitation for this project will be solved, that are able to show the environment for left and right side across Malacca River, It can be concluded that the Malacca River Cruise via Virtual Reality will attract tourist to experience River Cruise on virtual environment and will improve the economy of Malacca tourism.