Technology has changed how humans experience the world through digitally mediated reality. It includes travel or tourism experience which now could be gained without actually travel to anywhere. Covid-19 pandemic has made this change more obvious. When tourism industries need a shift to face a ‘New Normal’, virtual tour could be a perfect choice.

In this virtual course students will be introduced to process and techniques for creating engaging virtual tour experience by utilizing available technology, through a fun and exciting learning activity. As a part of the learning process, during the course, the students will be invited to experience a virtual tour, exploring atmosphere, beauty of nature, culinary delights, and cultural heritage of West Java Province. In addition to that, student can enjoy dancing and trying out traditional clothes of West Java using Augmented Reality technology.

West Java Province is a tourism destination in Indonesia that offers rich cultural resources, natural beauty, and hospitality of its people. It is expected, the students will get to know West Java culture more closely through the virtual tour. This whole package is designed to be a perfect case to learn about virtual tour. In the end of the course, students will learn to share their exciting virtual adventure in the form of digital storytelling called “VISUAL JOURNEY: Experience West Java Culture in Virtual”.