Raising awareness of Poja traditional dance of the Bugis society using mobile application

Abstract

Poja dance is an artistic heritage that can be found in the state of Selangor that was brought by the Bugis to Malaya a long time ago. The recent development of Poja Dance has begun to receive attention from the public, especially from performances at official functions organized by the government as well as individuals. However, only the adult generation is active in this art. The acceptance of the younger generation and children is still very sad. Therefore, certain efforts should be made to preserve this art from continuing to disappear in the mists of time. This study aims to create awareness and understanding about Poja dance in society, especially for the younger generation. To highlight the arts of Poja dance among the new generation a mobile application was created which contains infographic video and Augmented Reality (AR) on Poja dance. ADDIE model was adapted in this research comprises of Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation phases. At the end of this study, user testing is carried out to see if this project accomplished the objectives of this research. Based on the feedback it has shown that this application is effective in creating awareness and understanding about Poja dance to the society, especially to the younger generation.