The Virtual Museum of Wat Wang Tawan Tok for Cultural Heritage Learning

Abstract

The objective of this research is to 1) develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual museum of Wat Wang Tawan Tok for cultural heritage learning and 2) assess the satisfaction of users of the virtual museum of Wat Wang Tawan Tok. The sample population consists of 25 residents of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province for evaluating the platform's effectiveness and 80 residents living within the Nakhon Si Thammarat municipal area for assessing user satisfaction. The research tools include: 1) the virtual museum of Wat Wang Tawan Tok for cultural heritage learning, 2) a questionnaire to measure the effectiveness of the virtual museum of Wat Wang Tawan Tok, and 3) a questionnaire on user satisfaction with the virtual museum of Wat Wang Tawan Tok. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (i.e. mean and standard deviation). The research findings are as follows: 1) The virtual museum of Wat Wang Tawan Tok for cultural heritage learning comprises 3 components: (1) media (including AR, VR, and MR content), (2) presentation and (3) interaction. The overall effectiveness of the Wat Wang Tawan Tok for cultural heritage learning was found to be high with an average score of 4.46, and 2) the overall satisfaction of users of the Wat Wang Tawan Tok for cultural heritage learning was found to be extremely high with an average score of 4.83.