DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL MORAL PAINTINGS MEDIA TO PROMOTE ACCESS AND PRESERVE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF OM NOI TEMPLE, SAMUT SAKHON PROVINCE

Abstract

The research aimed to 1) study and survey viewing the mural paintings inside the chapel of Om Noi temple, Samut Sakhon Province., 2) develop a digital moral paintings media to promote access and preserve the cultural heritage of Om Noi temple, Samut Sakhon Province, and                3) assess the satisfaction of the sample of digital moral painting media of Om Noi temple, Samut Sakhon Province. The research uses mixed methods research combined with both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The samples consisted of 254 Buddhists selected randomly from those who came to make merit at Om Noi temple. The research tools consisted of: 1) qualitative research uses structured interviews, and 2) quantitative research employed a questionnaire to assess user satisfaction. The statistics used to analyze the data were frequency, mean, and standard deviation. The research findings were as follows: 1) There are mural paintings within the chapel of Om Noi temple that tell stories about the Lord Buddha's history. Accessing and viewing the mural paintings is obstructed by the high chapel walls and obstructions inside the chapel. This causes the Buddhists to lack continuity in understanding the Lord Buddha's history and reduces the opportunity to appreciate aesthetic and religious values. 2) Digital mural painting technology has evolved into a multimedia format. The process of media development begins with pre-production planning and preparation. Following that, the production process uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as the key equipment. The final step is post-production, which involves editing visuals and audio. 3) The evaluation of the samples' satisfaction with the digital mural paintings media yielded an overall mean at a high level of 4.46 with a standard deviation of 0.59.