TY - CPAPER KW - 3D Character KW - 3D characters KW - 3D modeling KW - cultural heritage KW - Cultural heritages KW - Cultural knowledge KW - dance KW - Digital libraries KW - Digital platforms KW - Digital technologies KW - Experimental Preservation KW - Experimental preservation KW - Future generations KW - Historic preservation KW - Intangible cultural heritages KW - Technology challenges KW - Three dimensional computer graphics AU - Chayapatr Archiwaranguprok AU - Pat Pataranutaporn AU - Phoomparin Mano AU - Piyaporn Bhongse-Tong AU - Pattie Maes AU - Pichet Klunchun AB - This paper proposes a digital library approach to preserve traditional dance as a form of living cultural heritage. It explores using technology to capture knowledge and principles, enabling future generations to dynamically engage with and evolve these traditions. By democratizing access to cultural knowledge, digital technology challenges conservative ideologies that centralize cultural evolution. Using the Thai traditional dance principle Mae Bot Yai as a case study, we present Open Dance Lab, a web-based platform designed to preserve and innovate Thai traditional dance. The platform features a digital archive of 59 Mae Bot Yai poses as interactive 3D models with expert annotations, incorporates Pichet Klunchun s deconstruction of Thai dance into six core elements, and includes an AI-powered system for generating new dance sequences based on traditional principles. This research demonstrates how digital technologies can safeguard and transmit intangible cultural heritage while facilitating its evolution in the digital age. © 2024 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). C2 - Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries DO - 10.1145/3677389.3702602 N1 - Type: Conference paper N2 - This paper proposes a digital library approach to preserve traditional dance as a form of living cultural heritage. It explores using technology to capture knowledge and principles, enabling future generations to dynamically engage with and evolve these traditions. By democratizing access to cultural knowledge, digital technology challenges conservative ideologies that centralize cultural evolution. Using the Thai traditional dance principle Mae Bot Yai as a case study, we present Open Dance Lab, a web-based platform designed to preserve and innovate Thai traditional dance. The platform features a digital archive of 59 Mae Bot Yai poses as interactive 3D models with expert annotations, incorporates Pichet Klunchun s deconstruction of Thai dance into six core elements, and includes an AI-powered system for generating new dance sequences based on traditional principles. This research demonstrates how digital technologies can safeguard and transmit intangible cultural heritage while facilitating its evolution in the digital age. © 2024 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). TI - Open Dance Lab: Digital Platform for Examining, Experimenting, and Evolving Intangible Cultural Heritage UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-105001100898&doi=10.1145%2f3677389.3702602&partnerID=40&md5=6a6af002af7955ca69c9bc6c00a1b950 ER -