02182nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260004000042653002600082653002600108653001500134653003700149653001100186653003400197653002600231653001900257653001600276653002100292653001500313653002000328653002600348653003700374653003300411100001100444700001100455700001000466700001200476245013000488856014800618520105300766020002501819                                       d  bAssociation for Computing Machinery10aDigital documentation10aEmbodied storytelling10aGame-Based10aGame-based knowledge acquisition10aHua er10aIntangible cultural heritages10aKnowledge acquisition10aOnline surveys10aPerformance10aPublic awareness10aVR systems10aVirtual reality10aembodied storytelling10agame-based knowledge acquisition10aIntangible cultural heritage1 aZ. Liu1 aS. Yan1 aY. Lu1 aY. Zhao00aGenerating Embodied Storytelling and Interactive Experience of China Intangible Cultural Heritage "Hua er" in Virtual Reality  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129752381&doi=10.1145%2f3491101.3519761&partnerID=40&md5=9e0efdce34ed06db26d50963de7cbe353 aHua er, a type of traditional oral performance, is one of the national intangible cultural heritages (ICH) in China. Experts have been trying to enhance public s awareness of Hua er protection through digital documentation technology, but there s no efficacious means to attract interest and popularize knowledge yet. In this paper, we propose an interactive VR system engaging audiences to experience and understand the connotation of Hua er performance. Based on an online survey with the public and in-depth interviews with Hua er experts, we derive a set of design requirements for generating embodied storytelling and interactive experience in VR. Accordingly, we design "Hua er and the Youth"(HY) that integrates three methods (virtual avatar, participatory performance, and game-based knowledge acquisition) and conduct a between-subjects user study to compare HY with the Comparison system. The results suggest that our methods significantly improved audience s interactive experience, knowledge level and the awareness of ICH safeguarding.  a9781450391566 (ISBN)