VIRTUAL’S CULTURE BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Chris Batara, Agussalim Wangsir

Abstract: A diversity cultural of a nation is the art heritage of ancestral culture of a nation that needs to protected and preserved the existence. Therefore need a method that can be used to preserve the culture. With virtual method based Information and Communication technologies that can support the preservation and inventory of the cultural wealth of a nation. This virtual method is not limited by space and time, this method can be used to introduce the younger generation about their culture of nation. Virtual culture system can be used for: Inventory and publication of digital art and culture of art, generation Facilitate easy even public are able to learn or access the culture even can witness the culture through a virtual system, promoting the widespread culture without being limited by space and time. In this research did by taking a case study of Toraja culture, stages of research as follows: 1. Determine System Requirements: resource inventory of various cultural heritage and natural history of Toraja. 2. System Requirements Analysis: from the identification of user needs and then determined the functions or activities in the system. 3. Creating a model system: access and interaction model on the system. 4. Design of the system architecture and infrastructure of virtual culture: the draft content and access mechanisms of interaction between users

Keywords: virtual, culture, toraja, preservation, promotion.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0410024