Pengembangan Museum Virtual Megalodon Surade Berbasis Desktop Menggunakan Unity Dan Photon Fusion

Abstract

The development of digital technology has brought significant changes in the world of museums, one of which is the innovation of virtual museums that allow visitors to explore museum collections digitally without having to come directly to the physical location. The development of virtual museums can be done by utilizing various platforms, one of which is Unity, a game engine that is often used in the development of desktop-based applications. In this context, "Megalodon" is one of the extinct prehistoric shark species that has become an interesting object of study for paleontologists, with Surade, an area in Indonesia, having great potential to be used as a learning center for Megalodon due to its wealth of prehistoric shark fossils and recognition by UNESCO as an important natural heritage site. To realize the Surade Megalodon virtual museum, integration between Unity as the development platform and Photon fusion, a framework that enables the development of multiplayer applications, is required, so that this virtual museum can be designed for visitors to interact and learn virtually. This research aims to develop a desktop-based Surade Megalodon virtual museum using Unity and Photon fusion, with the hope of increasing accessibility and promoting the potential of Surade as a Megalodon learning center that is not yet widely known to the general public