(1) Background: Augmented reality is no less popular than virtual reality. This technology has begun to be used in education fields, one of which is special education. Merging the real and virtual worlds is the advantage of augmented reality. However, it needs special attention in making software for children with special needs, such as children with autism. This paper presents an application prototype by paying attention to the characteristics of autistic individuals according to the Autism Guide, that has existed in previous studies. (2) Method: The method used in the development of this prototype is the Linear Sequential Model. Application development is made using Unity3D, Vuforia, and Adobe Illustrator by considering accessibility and other conveniences for developers. (3) Results: The prototype was developed with reference to the Autism Guide, then validated by media experts and autistic experts with the results of the assessment obtaining a score of 87.3/100 which is in the “Very Good” category and is suitable for use. (4) Conclusions: The development of a prototype that refers to the characteristics of children with autism needs to be considered so that what will be conveyed can be easily accepted.
Chemical equilibrium is a lesson material for 2nd grade of senior high school in chemistry subject. The material is difficult for some students to understand because the characteristics of the material are abstract and count a lot. Independent learning is required to better understand this topic. Social media can be used as an innovative source of independent learning, one of which is instagram. The utilization of this platform can attract interest in learning because most students are instagram users. But there are no accounts that have been found that use it to share chemical equilibrium learning media. The research was carried out to develop chemical equilibrium learning media using instagram and uncover its validity and practicality. The type of research is educational design research with the plomp model which consists of three stages, namely: preliminary research, prototyping stage, and assessment phase. The research is limited to prototype stage iii. The research subjects were unp chemistry lecturers, chemistry teachers, and students of sman 3 padang. Validation data processed using aiken’s v formula shows that the media is valid with a value of v = 0.9. Practicality tests on teachers and students in small groups stated that the resulting media was very practical.
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