Virtual A Famosa

Title

A Famosa Time lapse

Abstract

Travel and discover the once are of the A Famosa fort city. Experience before and the rising of fort A Famosa and the falling of it.

Target Audience

Preteens by the age of 16 and above.

Goal

The known Fort A Famosa is now left in ruins and the true image of the once standing fort that is A Famosa has little to tell. And with this project we hope to retrieve the once great story behind the rise and fall of Fort A Famosa, sharing with the public and giving everyone a chance to experience a history like what it once was.

To simulate the environment back to a time when the fort was raised, constructed by the Portuguese. Knowing how the structure was built and the purpose of constructing it. Get behind the story of how the Portuguese arrive at Malacca, dating back to how they acquire the land and their idea of making a living in Malacca with the fortress city that they plan to build.

To experience the forted city after it was built. To get the feel of how the locals had their life transformed. Reliving back the time where Malacca experience major changes in terms of economic and lifestyle, whether it’d be from the locals or the comers from outside. Users are able to experience the atmosphere for within the fort, how the locals manage their lives living under the ruling eyes of the Portuguese.

Finally living out a time where the fort falls once and forevermore. Witness how the fort was destroyed and by who was it that brought it down. The story ends here with how the destruction of the fort by time and what is it to become of.

History is usually presented in plain text and being less illustrative. With this application, we hope to make the subject of history to more intuitive and interesting especially with young minds nowadays. Also, this application will allow users able to go around and feel and witness history in the making. Experiencing the atmosphere in real life is something quite impossible to achieve. But thanks to today’s technology, we are able to recreate history and experience it firsthand.

Another advantage with this application being a simulation is that users are able and given the option to roam freely within the given area and interact with the environment and people. Being it an interactive simulation, users are able to act on their own having minimal sequence required to follow.

Objectives

Learn the history of how fort A Famosa was made. The reason it was made and the impact to our country.

A learning tool to enhance how we learn history.A way to present history in a more illustrative and interactive way.

Benchmark [min 3 benchmark]

Description

Before going through the application, there will be an option to view how to use the application and what is it about. The application level will derive on the history of fort A Famosa’s lifetime.

Level 1 shows the earlier lifetime of the people living within the developing area and the beginning of fort A Famosa. How it was established and for what reason.

Level 2 focuses more on how well fort A Famosa runs and the effects that it gave towards those living in or near it.

Level 3 explains the downfall and end time for fort A Famosa and what was to become of it.