VR/AR technologies' cross boundary contribution to cultural inheritance: A qualitative study based on the cases from China and Japan

Yu Song, Jixin Zhao, Tomoatsu Shibata

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Abstract

In recent years, the introduction of VR/AR technologies has drawn great attention from all over the world. Such technologies have been applied to multiple fields, including automotive telematics and culture creatives. As part of culture industry, cultural inheritance may also be significantly stimulated by technology integration, including regional and international culture renaissance as well as education of culture. In Internet age, cultural communication and globalization have formed a global market with great potential, for both material and intangible cultures. The situation for culture inheritance might also be greatly improved by the help of such frontier technologies. This paper will pay particular attention to the changes that VR/AR technologies could potentially make to traditional culture inheritance cause, especially from the aspect of cross industry open innovation in Internet-age. We will try to investigate VR/AR's applications and the upcoming contributions to cultural inheritance. This research is based on the investigations to a series of evidences in China, together with a complementary case from Japan. Mainly, the changes to macro environment and industry structure will be discussed, which are concluded and generalized based on all cases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPICMET 2017 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology
Subtitle of host publicationTechnology Management for the Interconnected World, Proceedings
EditorsTimothy R. Anderson, Kiyoshi Niwa, Dundar F. Kocaoglu, Tugrul U. Daim, Dilek Cetindamar Kozanoglu, Gary Perman, Harm-Jan Steenhuis
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-10
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781890843366
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Nov 29
Event2017 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2017 - Portland, United States
Duration: 2017 Jul 92017 Jul 13

Publication series

NamePICMET 2017 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Technology Management for the Interconnected World, Proceedings
Volume2017-January

Other

Other2017 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period17/7/917/7/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Law
  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Strategy and Management
  • Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Education

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