User Acceptance and Usability of AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) POLIMAS TOUR

Abstract

Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah (POLIMAS) is a Malaysian Polytechnic institute that specialises in engineering, commerce and information technology. Orientation week will be held once a semester to welcome new students. Most POLIMAS students and visitors have no idea where the various buildings in the area are. The buildings they're looking for is obscured from view, making it difficult to locate. Thus, Department of Information and Communication Technology, POLIMAS, developed an application called AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) POLIMAS TOUR to address the issues. User must first download this app before they can use it as a student or as a visitor or staff. Then, using the application, the user will scan the image on the poster that is posted to a specific building to locate the desired place. Google Form was used to conduct a survey of 69 participants, including first-semester students, staff, and visitors, about their experiences with the AR POLIMAS TOUR application. There are five elements to this questionnaire: the Respondent's profile; Perception of Use; Ease of Use; Task Objectives; and Satisfaction with the application's use. In general, the AR POLIMAS TOUR's interface was deemed to be user-friendly, consistent and visually appealing, which contributed to the application's degree of usability. Students, staff, and visitors can save time and energy by using application that make use of cutting-edge technology, such as augmented reality. It is possible, however, to make this application even more appealing to users by including more animation elements.