Augmented Reality Based Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation of Quirino Province: A Proposed Developmental Framework

As the province of Quirino is the melting pot of the Region 02 and nearby provinces, consolidation of the list of all cultural properties that are deemed significant to the province’s cultural and natural heritage—both tangible and intangible is very encouraging. What people see now is the outcome of a centuries-long process of evolution, a method influenced by natural changes but was accelerated by human effort, adding, adapting, and replacing. This study aims to design a developmental framework with augmented reality for the preservation of the cultural and natural heritage of Quirino. Design thinking methodology was used to understand the users, and to create innovative solutions to the problems derived. Systems modelling was used to represent a system based on notations from the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Survey and descriptive analysis were used to analyze results from Municipal Tourism officers and LGU employees. The proposed developmental framework promotes virtual tourism using AR, preserving the cultural and natural heritage. The province's diverse culture is safeguarded for future generations through heritage preservation and educating people on its importance in the nation's history.