Mobile Art Application (MATA) as a media for handling cases of aggression in children

Abstract

Abstract The difficulty experienced by most children is ability in terms of emotional control. So that they often have difficulty in conveying the things they want. And the culmination is an attitude of aggression in children. The solution to this problem is psychological therapy. Many therapeutic models are commonly used in the field of psychology, one of which is art therapy. The method used in this study is the experimental psychology method. The problem solving strategy in this study uses a technological approach. Art therapy is made on the basis of mobile technology, so that its application becomes more interesting and interactive. Children can freely express visually their thoughts and feelings through scratches and colors on an image on paper. The results of the scratches will appear in the form of 3D objects using augmented reality technology. The creation of applications in the form of real time coloring in augmented reality objects, is expected to be a medium for channeling emotions for children. So that it can be used as a therapeutic medium that can reduce the level of aggression in children.