Adobe Flash CS6-Based Interactive Multimedia Development for Clothing Pattern Making

In the Curriculum 2013, the Pattern Making subject is oriented towards the basic knowledge of students in making clothing patterns. Competencies that must be achieved by students in the pattern-making subject include changing blouse, shirt, and skirt patterns. Once students is competent in making the pattern, then they can continue learning master the next competency. Pattern Making Course is an early stage of the process of clothes making. Pattern making includes processes such measuring, drawing patterns, making a description of patterns, designing materials and lastly designing prices. This research aims to develop Adobe Flash CS6-based interactive multimedia on the subject of pattern making for students of class XI Fashion Design program SMK Negeri 3 Tebing Tinggi. This research adopts a research and development approach, using Borg and Gall development model which includes: 1) potential and problem, 2) data collection, 3) product design, 4) design validation and design revision, 5) small group test, 6) media revision, 7) medium group trials, 8) media revision, 9) large group trials, 10) media production. The results of this research are 1) interactive multimedia products based on Adobe Flash CS6 in making pattern suit the learning materials of pattern making with the competence of changing the pattern according to the design for the students of Fashion Design program. Interactive multimedia products are created in .exe format, so interactive multimedia products can be used on many types of computers without the need to install Adobe Flash CS6 program. 2) Adobe Flash CS6-based interactive multimedia on the pattern making subjects is deemed eligible by media experts and material experts. Media experts rated interactive multimedia in very good criteria with a score of 86.67%, and material experts rated interactive multimedia with a score of 89.5%. In the small group trial, the score obtained is 63%, 74.49% in group trial, and 90.54% in large group trial with the criteria strongly agree, which means Adobe Flash CS6-based interactive multimedia is feasible to use in learning activities.