Aplikasi Pertempuran 10 November 1945 berbasis Android

Pemanfaatan teknologi mobile device seperti pada smartphone ataupun tablet-pc telah merambah ke berbagai bidang. Mulai dari dunia hiburan, pendidikan, bisnis, kesehatan, life-style, dan tidak ketinggalan pada bidang wisata. Konvergensi teknologi komputasi, multimedia, dan komunikasi data berbasis telepon seluler ini telah mengubah banyak gaya hidup manusia termasuk dalam mengakses informasi. Penelitian yang dilakukan berusaha mengembangkan sebuah aplikasi untuk mengeksplorasi sejarah pertempuran 10 November 1945 di Surabaya. Aplikasi ini diharapkan pengguna dapat belajar seputar sejarah kepahlawanan Surabaya dalam bentuk yang menarik dengan menggabungkan antara text, picture, sound, dan fasilitas google map; sehingga, dapat memberikan pemahaman yang menarik seputar sejarah peristiwa pertempuran 10 November 1945. Aplikasi dibuat pada mobile device berbasis Android yang dapat dijalankan pada smartphone dan pc-tablet sehingga mudah dijalankan oleh khalayak umum terutama generasi muda untuk memahami sejarah pertempuran Surabaya dengan media yang menarik. Dari pengujian, aplikasi telah mampu melakukan fungsi seperti yang telah direncanakan sebelumnya. Sedangkan, pengujian dengan menggunakan sampling kuestioner kepada pengguna didapatkan bahwa aplikasi menarik minat dari pengguna, sebesar 80%. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa aplikasi yang dibuat cukup memenuhi target awal penelitian

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