Imaginative Interfaces of Malaysian’s Traditional Games as an Indoor Activity

Abstract

Smartphones and video games are the most common activity among children to pass the time. Nevertheless, traditional games are still necessities relevant within today's generation. Ketingting is a traditional game that is entertaining and beneficial for the players' mental and physical development. As most people spend most of their time at home during this pandemic, this study proposes an expanding look and feels of traditional Malaysian games based on new interface design and material. This new attractive approach will encourage children to play traditional games as an indoor activity.

Keywords: Ketingting; Traditional Game; Heritage; Culture Preservation

eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI6.3050