Mocoh : Bringing back the character of a child who is mad because of gadgets through "Maplalean"
Citizen News 
Tabanan - I Wayan Sumertha Dana Arta said, the most eternal thing in this world is change. According to the artist whose nickname is Wayan Mocoh, that is what is happening at the moment. "Everything is changing, but I hope it will change for the better," said Wayan Mocoh, who has been active in the arts in Lampung.
The author of the book Gamolan Pekhing, Bamboo Music from Sekala Berak, emphasized that in fact in this digital era many changes are in a direction that is not good, especially for our children.
Furthermore, the artist who owns Sanggar Pucang Sari Tabanan, who likes to innovate, said, with the existence of cellphones and gadgets, our children are lulled by their solitude. It cannot be denied that there are many positive things that can be obtained from cell phones, but if our children cannot filter it, it will lead to negative things.
Mocoh, who is now back living in his hometown of Tabanan, is worried that gadgets will kill the children of Bali in Tabanan. "I am worried that the children of Bali in Tabanan will lose their social qualities, culture of mutual cooperation and togetherness in joy, plus children at kindergarten and elementary school age have been given formal education so that their time playing around is being held hostage. Their cheerfulness disappears and they feel lazy, they don"t care about the environment," said Mocoh.His creativity as an artist is that Mocoh wants to restore their character through a traditional game, Maplalean, which was created to be more innovative and very easily accepted by children. Maplalean is a game that is fun and shapes their character as social creatures.
"With maplean they become healthy, intelligent, and most importantly, have the character of Balinese children... They will return to being Balinese children of Tabanan who always value togetherness, helping each other, intelligent and creative synergy, which up until now have been weakened by the influence of cellphones," said Mocoh. optimistic.
Mocoh explained that the process of teaching Maplalean through his Sanggar Pucang Sari to schools was done for free. And now the owner of Pucang Sari Studio, which was founded in 2016, has created four new games which have received copyright from the Director General of Haki, namely; Maplalean Moves Forward, Races Turtles to Kuabuta, Stumbles on Mondong Gabuh and Maplalean Runs on Bambu Miring.Maplean Innovation
Maplalean Majuk-jukan as social criticism shifts the day of its surprise. Maplalean Majuk-jukan two days before Galungan, which is sung with Sekarrare, the song is happy but contains social criticism.
Maplalean Racing Blind Turtles through Sekar Lare teaches children to conserve turtles as rare sea animals, the value contained is togetherness, training children"s balance and concentration. The values contained are togetherness, training children"s balance and concentration.
Maplalean Gegancangan Mondong Grain is a symbol of how farmers in mountainous areas defend our food with hard struggle while rejoicing in carrying grain while singing.
Sloping bamboo running, inspired by the culture of working on ogoh-ogoh, I created maplalean which is very synergistic and requires unity to achieve goals that reflect the value of unity.
Lari Bambu Miring is inspired by the culture of working on ogoh-ogoh, Mocoh creates maplalean which is very synergistic and requires unity to achieve goals that reflect the value of unity.
"I hope that with this exciting game, children will continue to grow and develop character and identity. This game innovation which originates from local craftsmanship is one step in advancing culture so that it is not eroded by the current of modernization," said Mocoh, ending the conversation.
The author of the book Gamolan Pekhing, Bamboo Music from Sekala Berak, emphasized that in fact in this digital era many changes are in a direction that is not good, especially for our children.
Furthermore, the artist who owns Sanggar Pucang Sari Tabanan, who likes to innovate, said, with the existence of cellphones and gadgets, our children are lulled by their solitude. It cannot be denied that there are many positive things that can be obtained from cell phones, but if our children cannot filter it, it will lead to negative things.
Mocoh, who is now back living in his hometown of Tabanan, is worried that gadgets will kill the children of Bali in Tabanan. "I am worried that the children of Bali in Tabanan will lose their social qualities, culture of mutual cooperation and togetherness in joy, plus children at kindergarten and elementary school age have been given formal education so that their time playing around is being held hostage. Their cheerfulness disappears and they feel lazy, they don"t care about the environment," said Mocoh.His creativity as an artist is that Mocoh wants to restore their character through a traditional game, Maplalean, which was created to be more innovative and very easily accepted by children. Maplalean is a game that is fun and shapes their character as social creatures.
"With maplean they become healthy, intelligent, and most importantly, have the character of Balinese children... They will return to being Balinese children of Tabanan who always value togetherness, helping each other, intelligent and creative synergy, which up until now have been weakened by the influence of cellphones," said Mocoh. optimistic.
Mocoh explained that the process of teaching Maplalean through his Sanggar Pucang Sari to schools was done for free. And now the owner of Pucang Sari Studio, which was founded in 2016, has created four new games which have received copyright from the Director General of Haki, namely; Maplalean Moves Forward, Races Turtles to Kuabuta, Stumbles on Mondong Gabuh and Maplalean Runs on Bambu Miring.Maplean Innovation
Maplalean Majuk-jukan as social criticism shifts the day of its surprise. Maplalean Majuk-jukan two days before Galungan, which is sung with Sekarrare, the song is happy but contains social criticism.
Maplalean Racing Blind Turtles through Sekar Lare teaches children to conserve turtles as rare sea animals, the value contained is togetherness, training children"s balance and concentration. The values contained are togetherness, training children"s balance and concentration.
Maplalean Gegancangan Mondong Grain is a symbol of how farmers in mountainous areas defend our food with hard struggle while rejoicing in carrying grain while singing.
Sloping bamboo running, inspired by the culture of working on ogoh-ogoh, I created maplalean which is very synergistic and requires unity to achieve goals that reflect the value of unity.
Lari Bambu Miring is inspired by the culture of working on ogoh-ogoh, Mocoh creates maplalean which is very synergistic and requires unity to achieve goals that reflect the value of unity.
"I hope that with this exciting game, children will continue to grow and develop character and identity. This game innovation which originates from local craftsmanship is one step in advancing culture so that it is not eroded by the current of modernization," said Mocoh, ending the conversation.
