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“The Explorer”: Introducing The Potential of Kota Lama Semarang through Mobile Game

Authors
Wandah Wibawanto1, *, Rahina Nugrahani1, Abdul Halim Husain2
1Visual Communication Design Universitas Negeri Semarang Indonesia, Semarang, Indonesia
2Postgraduate Studies ASWARA Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: wandah@mail.unnes.ac.id
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Wandah Wibawanto
Available Online 28 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_113How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Kota Lama Semarang; Mobile game; The explorer; Tourism destination
ABSTRACT

The restoration process of Kota Lama Semarang over the past decade has made it a leading tourist destination in Semarang. However, government regulations still focus on restoration management and the management of Kota Lama Semarang planning, while tourism promotion has not received main priority. Promotion through various media, is absolutely necessary to encourage tourist visits to Kota Lama Semarang. This study aims to develop a promotional media for Kota Lama Semarang in a mobile game format. Method used to develop this mobile game is ADDIE approach using the visualization of iconic buildings in Kota Lama Semarang as the reference. The development process resulted a board game mobile entitled" the Explorer" to introduce various existing tourism potentials. Through the game testing stage, the hypothesis is obtained that mobile game is effective as tourism promotional media to increase tourists awareness of Kota Lama Semarang sites. The interaction model and visual reference system in the game "the Explorer" can be used as a tourism promotion model for various tourist destinations.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Environment, Agriculture and Tourism (ICOSEAT 2022)
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Advances in Biological Sciences Research
Publication Date
28 December 2022
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978-94-6463-086-2
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2468-5747
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