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In this study we evaluate a methodology for identifying cultural boundaries, which explores users' drink and food preferences extracted from the Social Web. We focus mainly on the better understanding of the importance of the time dimension on that methodology. Our results indicate that, in fact, take the time dimension into account helps to increase the precision of the results. Automatic identification...
Media arts created utilizing sound vibration have a big visual impact to audiences. One of the well-known artworks created by one of the authors, Naoko Tosa, is "Sound of Ikebana," which combined physical phenomenon, sound shape computing, and traditional Japanese flower arrangement culture. The method she used to create the artwork is Sound Vibration Form (SVF), which uses sound vibration...
The Generation and development of arts design depend on the specified culture background. Research on bamboo product, should be focused on the study of traditional culture of hunan province. The article is to analyse existing bamboo products based on the market and consumption situation, and to point out the main reasons about the decline of Hunan bamboo products and development lag. The article proposes...
This paper attempts to provide an insight into the cultural significance of Gond tribal art from Central India. Whilst the use of materials and subject matter has changed with time, Gond art still maintains its relationship with traditional techniques and religious context. However, the art form has only had limited exposure worldwide hence the purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the...
Ontologies are reusable artifacts within the Software Engineering filed that are a pillar of the Semantic Web. Created in a different context, they can be adapted and applied in another context. This paper endeavors to develop a knowledge base in the form of an ontology that formalizes all aspects to do with culture and thus contribute to the preservation and dissemination of cultural knowledge. Written...
The training content, educational, and cultural are of minimal presence in the broadcast television in Ecuador. The Organic Law of Communication and the presence of social networks that have led to the participation of the target audiences through the so-called "cultural convergence" can have an impact on changing this reality. The research analyzes the social networks Facebook and Twitter...
Architectonic style is one of the special styles of art model. Architectonic sculptures that references architecture or have qualities of architecture are more suitable for urban decoration and park art. Survey and analysis of the architectonic sculpture's creation categories of historical periods and the problems of architectonic influence on Mongolian sculpture are analyzed in architectonic and...
The Internet is currently a very popular resource for young people. The Internet is characterized by its convenience and easy accessibility from everywhere and at anytime. At the same time, there are also several approaches of passing on knowledge via internet. Web-based edutainment game which refers to tourist destinations is one approach. In addition, learning through knowledge game is more interesting...
Explain the characteristics of urban sculpture from the points: four dimensions, environment, public, culture and interaction. These characteristics require the sculptor to produce works in different ways. Meanwhile it gives new demands in the view of environment. That means, the way to produce urban sculpture has to follow some principle and program.
As a starting point this essay elaborate the relationship between culture and product design to study the resource-based Chu culture, through systematic analysis of the cultural background of Chu culture, cultural symbol, and the idea of carrying the Chu culture, from the unique cultural elements to absorb nutrition of Chu. Secondly, through the cultural symbols in a variety of product design in the...
One of the challenges facing the humanity in 21st Century is improving the Quality of Life. Concurrent with the advancements in different sciences and technologies, the face and the nature of human living has experienced significant changes too. Consequently, human being is in a continuous pursuit of better living conditions, both physical and spiritual. The history of literature goes as far back...
In urban construction, waterfront landscape design is an important component of the city's landscape system design. How to establish correct design concepts and explore the historical and cultural characteristics of the waterfront landscape? This has very important significance. In this paper, it will analyse the existing problems in the China's urban waterfront landscape design, and explore strengthening...
The transition from ephemeral, ceremonial art to more permanent acrylic-on-board paintings has made Australian Aboriginal art more accessible to the public than ever before. However, early examples contained secret/sacred motifs and stories - knowledge recorded in the paintings that was normally only made available to initiates. In turn, this prompted contemporary Australian Aboriginal artists to...
In 2000, Hui Zhou architecture was inscribed in UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list. As a distinguished architectural style of ancient China, Hui Zhou architecture is well preserved and graphically illustrates a type of human settlements created during feudal period and a prosperous trading economy. Based on the main architectural features -“whitewashed wall, grey tiles and fire-proof walls”, “courtyard”,...
According to traditional culture Japanese anime has created a large number of classic young girls, who not only have the excellent image design and contains a wealth of ideas. That Japanese anime praises feminist consciousness, focuses form design and forms model style system impacts deeply contemporary animation. Colourful female roles lack systematic research. This passage attempts to analyse the...
Facing the practical problems of urban development and historical and cultural resources protection, Xi'an Subway shoulders the responsibility of transporting and displaying the charm of the historic city. With the theme of history and culture, this paper discusses the art of Xi'an Subway to solve the conflicts between urban development and the historical and cultural resources protection, displaying...
The Ming-style round-backed armchair is thought as a gem of the traditional furniture. The factors that influence the evolvement of the Ming-style round-backed armchair are analysed, and the characteristics of the round-backed armchair among different periods are summarized. Such a realization will help us to create new classics furniture in modern time by taking full advantage of cultural factors.
The text from three aspects-material culture, social culture and spiritual culture touches the development pulse of industrial design. It clearly states that contemporary design not only satisfies the need of man's material life, but also increasingly considers the need of man's spiritual life. Contemporary design leaves no stones unturned to provide people with many kinds of enjoyment in practice,...
Books are the carrier of human civilization. The physical combination pattern and procedures of the patterns of books reflect the responding social consciousness. The form of books evolves with advancement of times, development of science and technology and updates of people's ideas and thoughts. History and civilization have left us tremendous and varied cultural heritage that can be enjoyed by us,...
One of the main difficulties that computer game designers face is finding engaging content for their games. In this paper, we explore the possibility of exploring tradition art and culture as a possible source of inspiration for the actual content of modern computer games. We also consider computer games as a medium for promoting culture and arts, and therefore being considered as an art form itself...
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