GAME EDUKASI PENGENALAN JENIS DAN KARAKTERISTIK KELAPA UPAKARA BERBASIS ANDROID

Abstract

In Hindu, religious ceremonies are equipped with various ceremonial means (upakara). One of the ceremonial means used is (nyuh) coconut. Coconut in addition to meeting the needs of food, medicine and crafts, leaves, flowers and coconuts in Bali are needed for ceremonies for Hindus either for everyday, or on certain days. Coconut ceremonies in Bali consist of 22 types with the characteristics of each coconut (nyuh) different. Based on observations, the characteristics of each coconut different in each part, not only by the color of the skin of the fruit, but can differ from the stem and shape of the coconut. Knowledge of coconut upakara, especially Hinduism in Bali, should know more with the types and characteristics of coconut (nyuh) for ceremonies. The large number of people who play the game, then the development of the game began to lead into the education game industry. This is meant in addition to getting entertainment in playing games, players also get added value namely knowledge. From this, affear an idea was created to make an "Educational Game Introduction to the Types and Characteristics of Upakara Coconut Based on Android". Games are designed using game processing software and then exported into extension .apk to be distributed via Google Playstore. Based on the testing result, the game is in accordance with the concept and design. Games also get good responses from people who have tried to play the game.