The Development an Application for Awareness of 9 Sacred Places in Loei Province with Augmented Reality Technology

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop an application for awareness of 9 sacred places in Loei province with Augmented Reality technology (AR), 2) to study the effectiveness of the application with Augmented Reality technology (AR), and 3) to study the satisfaction of tourists and general people toward the application. An accidental sampling technique was used to obtain the sample of 90 tourists/people who used the application. The instruments consisted of: 1) the application for awareness of 9 sacred places in Loei province with Augmented Reality technology (AR); 2) the evaluation form of the effectiveness of the application; and 3) the questionnaire of the people and tourists’ satisfaction toward the application. The data were statistically analyzed using the means and the standard deviations.
The results showed that 1) the application design and development for awareness of 9 sacred places in Loei province with Augmented Reality technology (AR) was able to create awareness of the tourists and general people and be functional. 2) the overall effectiveness of the design and development of the application was at a high level. (= 4.26, S.D.= 0.61) 3) The people and tourists’ overall satisfaction toward the application was at a high level. (= 4.50, S.D.= 0.51)