Interactive virtual museum for Malaysian traditional games

Abstract

Virtual Reality Malaysia Traditional Games Museum (VRMTG) has been developed to produce a virtual museum about Malaysian traditional game objects through Virtual Reality technology. Most traditional games museum is not available globally through the Internet, and quite rare for stand-alone museums. Only a few websites describe about historical traditional games but in still image and 2-Dimensional presentation. Historical artifacts can only be display as the way the artifacts are placed. Visitors cannot explore and view closely these artifacts from different sides and angles. VRMTG comes with the objectives to use virtual reality technology as a new method of delivering information about traditional games, to allow users to see multi sides of the equipment needed in the traditional games and users can manipulate any 3D objects which might be too fragile to be touched in the real world. VRMTG allow its users to explore the new ways of historical information to the public. VRMTG consists of 3D artificial Malaysian games artifacts, interaction, manipulation capabilities, walkthrough and valuable information. It provides knowledge about traditional games equipment in three different categories based on ethnics such as Malays, Chinese and Indian. VRMTG is hoped to achieve the objective of being successful system in promoting virtual heritage, interactive education and information delivery through the virtual reality technology.