The AlKesFar App, A Mobile Augmented Reality on Learning Media Tools for Indonesian Pharmacy School

In understanding the knowledge of pharmaceuticals, an understanding of medical equipment is essential. In fact, the medical equipment is not all can be seen in the learning process due to limited space and procurement for the tool due to the high price of medical equipment. To resolve this, effective and efficient learning media is required without the need for space and equipment procurement. In this research, we developed an application of AlkesFar based on andorid devices using Augmented Reality (AR) technology to introduce and give understanding about medical equipment. AlKesFar combines AR technology directly on images of medical equipment. AlkesFar was tested on students of class XI SMK Pharmacy Kapasari Surabaya, Indonesia. From the testing results, respondents who answered strongly agree obtained 69%. From this result, AlKeFar application is ready to be applied as a learning media tools for Indonesian Pharmacy School.