“Digitizing Devotion: Virtual Religious Spaces for Cultural Preservation and Transmission” by Zhang, Gao, Zhang, He, Zhao, et al. …
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- Digitizing Devotion: Virtual Religious Spaces for Cultural Preservation and Transmission
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- Art & Design
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“Digitizing Devotion” utilizes advanced oblique photography and AI to create immersive virtual reconstructions of sacred spaces, preserving traditional worship practices for the global diaspora while ensuring cultural continuity across generations and geographical boundaries.
References:
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[2] Jiang Qian. 1997. Mazu belief and overseas Fujian merchant immigrant communities. Cultural Magazine (Macau) (1997).
[3] Jianchu Xu, Erzi T Ma, Duojie Tashi, Yongshou Fu, Zhi Lu, and David Melick. 2005. Integrating sacred knowledge for conservation: cultures and landscapes in southwest China. Ecology and Society 10, 2 (2005).
