Songket Cloth Promotion from Riau Province, Indonesia, Using Augmented Reality

Riau is one of the areas influenced by Malay culture. One of the results of Malay culture is Tenun Songket—the people of Malay handcraft Songket with the thread weaving process. However, a lack of literacy and promotional media makes information about Songket barely known by the people of Malay. Where does Songket come from? Motifs from Songket? What is the meaning of Songket's motif? How to wear Songket? And what objects can be made from Songket. The younger generation, especially from Riau, does not know about their culture. Songket cloth is one of their cultures, and Songket has stories behind it. This research will promote Songket for the younger generation and everyone. The Author will develop an application using Augmented Reality technology to show information about Songket. The purpose of this research is how to promote Songket, not only by look but from the story behind it, how to make it, how to wear it, and what can be made from Songket. Also, how people react to learning cultures from Android applications using Augmented Reality technology, the results from this research determine whether people enjoy learning from applications or not.