Application of Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup Folklore In Riau Province With Augmented Reality

Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup is one of the folk stories originating from Riau Province. This folk tale has a fairly good moral value to be conveyed to the next generation, which is to be kind, caring, and maintaining the mandate given by parents. The current generation, commonly referred to as Z generation, is not accustomed to reading books, this generation uses smartphones more often to access technology, while the folklore of Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup is mostly still in book form. This research raises the folklore of Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup using Augmented Reality technology, so the Z generation is interested in seeing and listening to this folk tale. This study uses Blender for making 3D animations and Kudan SDK libraries with markerless techniques for Augmented Reality and user interface uses Unity application and runs on the Android operating system. The Augmented Reality of Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup folklore concluded that the application can display 3D animated in dim light with the intensity of 30 lux light and the distance to display an object was at least 5 cm to 90 cm with an angle of 10-90 degrees. Based on user validation, 90% of respondents strongly agree that Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup folklore is made in the form of an Augmented Reality application.