Character And Environment Design On Animated 3D Short Film With VR Medium About Balinese Barong Dance

by Priscilla Agatha & Putu Widyayana Putra

A balance between positive dan negative elements is one of the many concepts that help form Asian culture. One of which is in Bali, where this concept is also known as “rwa bineda”, meaning two oppositions. There are two mythical characters from Bali that are the physical form of this concept, Barong and Rangda; Barong represents positivity and Rangda the negativity. The two have to coexist together in harmony to preserve balance in the world. But, in this modern age, concept about balance is often overshadowed by western thinking of dominance, that one must defeat the other. Therefore, the story of Gede is made to help us look back at “rwa bineda” from the lens of a child. This story gives us a visual representation of this concept through Balinese culture. Using virtual reality as the medium of this story could increase and enhance the audience’s experience in an interesting and appealing manner that could open new thoughts on balance on society.

There are two mythical characters from Bali that are the physical form of this concept, Barong and Rangda; Barong represents positivity and Rangda the negativity.