Technology empowers intangible cultural heritage, breaks time and space limitations, and expands experience dimensions
Driven by the wave of digitalization, the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage (intangible cultural heritage) has ushered in new opportunities. In the past 10 days, the hot topics of "technology + intangible cultural heritage" have continued to ferment. From virtual reality (VR) to blockchain, from AI creation to digital twins, technology is injecting new vitality into intangible cultural heritage. This article will use structured data to sort out recent hot topics, explore how technology can empower intangible cultural heritage, break the limitations of time and space, and expand the experience dimension.
1. Popular technology empowers intangible cultural heritage topics across the network in the past 10 days
| topic | Popularity index | Core content | Typical cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| VR/AR intangible cultural heritage experience | 8.5/10 | Use virtual reality technology to restore intangible cultural heritage scenes and provide an immersive experience | VR Exhibition of the Forbidden City's "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" |
| Blockchain intangible cultural heritage protection | 7.2/10 | Ensure the copyright and traceability of intangible cultural heritage works through blockchain technology | Dunhuang Research Institute Digital Collection Distribution |
| AI intangible cultural heritage creation | 9.0/10 | AI generates intangible cultural heritage style works to assist inheritors innovate | Tencent AI’s “Dunhuang Poetry Scarf” design |
| Digital twins intangible heritage | 6.8/10 | Build a digital model of intangible cultural heritage projects to achieve dynamic protection and dissemination | Suzhou Garden Digital Twin Project |
2. How can technology break the time and space limitations of intangible cultural heritage?
The inheritance of traditional intangible cultural heritage is often limited by region and time, and technology is changing this situation. For example, through VR technology, users can "walking into" the intangible cultural heritage scene anytime and anywhere to experience the production process of traditional craftsmanship. Data shows that in the past 10 days, the search volume of VR intangible cultural heritage experience has increased by 120% year-on-year, among which "intangible cultural heritage VR museum" has become a popular keyword.
In addition, the popularization of live broadcast technology has also enabled intangible cultural heritage inheritors to directly target global audiences. According to incomplete statistics, the average daily live broadcasts of intangible cultural heritage on platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou has exceeded 500, with more than 10 million viewers. This instant interaction method not only breaks geographical restrictions, but also allows intangible cultural heritage to be presented in a more vivid form.
3. Expand the experience dimension: from static display to dynamic participation
Technology not only breaks the barriers to dissemination of intangible cultural heritage, but also greatly enriches the user's experience dimension. The following are three typical technology-enabled intangible cultural heritage experience models in recent times:
| Experience mode | Technical support | User participation | Representative Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive experience | AR, motion capture | high | "Cloud Travel to Dunhuang" mini program |
| Co-creational experience | AI generation, 3D printing | Medium-high | Jingdezhen Ceramics AI Design Platform |
| Gamified experience | Metaverse, NFT | Extremely high | "Intangible Cultural Heritage Master" blockchain game |
Taking "Cloud Travel to Dunhuang" as an example, users can interact with murals through the AR function of their mobile phones, and even participate in virtual restoration. This dynamic participation model has changed intangible cultural heritage from "visible" to "playable", greatly enhancing the interest of young people.
4. Challenges and future prospects
Although technology has brought many possibilities to intangible cultural heritage, it also faces some challenges. For example, high technical costs may lead to limited coverage; some digital projects pay too much attention to form and ignore the in-depth exploration of cultural connotations. In the future, more cross-border cooperation is needed to allow technology to truly serve the core value of intangible cultural heritage.
It can be foreseen that with the development of technologies such as 5G and metaverse, the digital experience of intangible cultural heritage will be richer. Perhaps in the near future, we can learn face-to-face with intangible cultural heritage masters through holographic projection, or "build" a traditional house in the virtual world. The integration of science and technology and intangible cultural heritage is writing a new chapter in cultural heritage.
Through the above analysis, it can be seen that technology empowers intangible cultural heritage has become an irreversible trend. From data popularity to practical cases, this field is thriving. Only by continuous innovation can ancient cultural heritage be reborn in the digital age.
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