Augmented Reality for IPB Insect Museum Using Unity with Image Tracking

Abstract

Insects play an important role in human life, so we need a museum that can accommodate and present information about the diversity of insects to the public. The IPB University Insect Museum has a lot of information on various insect species in Indonesia, but its interactivity is still limited. This research develops an Android application prototype based on augmented reality using Unity to provide an interactive tool to visitors. The development uses the image tracking method so that users can interact with the specimens in the museum by pointing a smartphone camera at the specimen they want to observe. The test results show that the image tracking method can be used properly at a scanning angle of 0° when applied to 3-dimensional insects in the Insect Museum of IPB University.