Application Of VR Technology For Historical Architecture At Pattani, Thailand

The purpose of this research is to develop a home page for Kruse mosque, Pattani, Thailand using Virtual Reality (VR) approach. The development of the application involves two VR technologies. The first is the development of home page using Panorama VR technology. The research uses QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR), a photography-based VR that enables a user to explore panorama spaces and examine objects by rotating them to any viewpoint using a computer mouse. The authoring software like VR Worx 2.0 was used to stitch the images. The second phase, which is the development of home page using 3D VRML technology. The AutoCAD 2000 was used to create 2D model, and 3D Studio YIZ 3.0 was used to transform 2D model to 3D object and also to compile 3D object to 3D VRML. The last this research composed each section by Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0 and created animations by Macromedia Flash 4.0. The result of this research has shown that in the world of VR technology could be almost developed and applied our environments at a lower cost desktop computer system