Conclusion

The aim of this project was to create a system to showcase rock art and to encourage people to learn more about rock art. The School of Rock Art website was created for this purpose. The site is a compelling website that allows a user to learn more about rock art by allowing users to navigate through 3D caves containing rock art, experience guided tours of rock art and read Bushman stories that are illustrated with rock art images. The storytelling feature of the site was discussed in this report. T his feature allows users to also edit existing stories, or create new ones, with a focus on adding related rock art images to the story to enhance it visually.

The research question for the storytelling feature asked, "Is it possible to build an engaging and dynamic storytelling environment to encourage learning about rock-art?" From the evaluation results, it was shown that the storytelling feature interested users, and was both easy to use and enjoyable. Furthermore, it could easily be used in an educational environment to encourage learning about rock art. It can therefore be concluded that it is possible to build such an environment.

The research question should, however, also mention encouraging learning about Bushman and their traditional stories. The system that was created blends together both the rock art images that can be used in stories, as well as the stories themselves. Both of these items enhance and add to each other. The stories provide a narrative of Bushman heritage, beliefs and culture, while the rock art images provide the visual.