The Development of Innovations for the Conservation of Jao Yonk Local Wisdom Handicrafts with Virtual Technology

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) develop an innovation to present Jao Yonk local wisdom in handicrafts by using virtual technology, and 2) study the user’s satisfaction towards the innovation. The sample group in this research consisted of 42 youths in Chiang Mai obtained by random sampling method. The research instruments consisted of 1) innovation presenting Jao Yonk local wisdom in handicrafts by using virtual technology and 2) innovation satisfaction assessment form. The statistics used in data analysis were mean and standard deviation. Research results revealed that 1) the innovation presenting Jao Yonk local wisdom in handicrafts with 2 main components, namely, the Jao Yonk Wisdom Book which presenting information related to various folk handicrafts of the Yonk people and the AR wisdom application of the Yonk people presenting Yonk’s handicrafts in the form of three-dimensional models. They could be displayed through the using of the scanner's application of the models in the Jao Yonk local wisdom in handicrafts book. Users can control the model presentation by rotating the model to see the shape, characteristics of various handicrafts and the model can also be zoomed in and out; 2) the satisfaction assessment on the innovation of 42 users, the mean of overall satisfaction was 4.07 which was  considered as a high level.