TY - CPAPER
AU - Zhuoer Wang
AU - Jingya Li
AB - The inheritance and promotion of Chinese intangible cultural heritage is an important way to strengthen cultural self-confidence and build a cultural power in the world. As the successors of Chinese cultures, young people must strengthen their cultural self-confidence and take the responsibilities in the construction of the cultural power. Digital games have been used to attract young people s attention in intangible cultural heritage. In this paper, we gave designed and developed the “Nuo Game”, a puzzle game that combines both virtual content and physical materials, aimed at supporting young people to learn about the meaning of different masks in Nuo culture. The idea behind the game is to involve the player in solving puzzles in the virtual world by wearing different Nuo masks in the real world. In this paper, we depict the aesthetics, mechanics, game story, and technology used in the game based on the four-elements of game design. The integration of virtual and physical content with cultural stories embedded in the gameplay allow the player to learn the basics of Nuo culture in an engaging way.
C2 - 2023 11th International Symposium Of Chinese Chi, Chinese Chi2023
DO - 10.1145/3629606.3630201
N2 - The inheritance and promotion of Chinese intangible cultural heritage is an important way to strengthen cultural self-confidence and build a cultural power in the world. As the successors of Chinese cultures, young people must strengthen their cultural self-confidence and take the responsibilities in the construction of the cultural power. Digital games have been used to attract young people s attention in intangible cultural heritage. In this paper, we gave designed and developed the “Nuo Game”, a puzzle game that combines both virtual content and physical materials, aimed at supporting young people to learn about the meaning of different masks in Nuo culture. The idea behind the game is to involve the player in solving puzzles in the virtual world by wearing different Nuo masks in the real world. In this paper, we depict the aesthetics, mechanics, game story, and technology used in the game based on the four-elements of game design. The integration of virtual and physical content with cultural stories embedded in the gameplay allow the player to learn the basics of Nuo culture in an engaging way.
PB - ICACHI
SN - 979-8-4007-1645-4
SP - 622
EP - 625
TI - Designing Interactive Games based on Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Case Study on Chinese Nuo Culture
ER -