Notes from discussion with my colleague:

• Malioboro is well known by the citizens of Yogyakarta (even by the newcomers such as students, visitors, and tourists). Therefore the society must have collective memories of Malioboro which hopefully it will be easier to be revealed/expressed.
• In Urban Architecture Design and History of Cities courses, students are given a low score when their analysis is weak, and not very sharp. The assignments usually have to do with analysis on the existing condition based on theories they are familiar with/well known. Weak analysis results in less design proposal.
• What are the roles of collective memories in the process of learning? Are they as supportive factors to help students in understanding that specific environment?
• Collective memories can enrich images in the virtual city, which might have already, or have been or even will be captured/formed by learner/observer. Does it mean that the atmosphere of the virtual city can be changed/flexible in order to stimulate students' sensory experiences of that specific environment? If yes, then how to change from one memory to another so that it can be recalled by their own experiences?
• In my colleague’s imagination, as a learner, physically he/she has already known Malioboro. But the depth of knowledge about Malioboro is different from other people’s knowledge. With the collective memory embedded into Virtual Malioboro, it will present Malioboro in more completed aspects so that learner will understand better of the real image of Malioboro. But the questions are how am I going to get/collect the memory from different people and how to present it? Will it be presented coincidently or can it be changed over?..because the perceptual effect will be different...for example one learner want a supportive effect from the colours, or from the crowds, or from the informal sectors, or even from other aspects. Whether it can be presented in order or randomly depends on learner/observer’s memory or depends on the needs of information.