Intelligent Computing of Cultural Heritage: A Case Study of European Time Machine Project

Cultural heritage reflects civilization and contains rich cultural connotations and national spirit. In the digital society using big data concept and artificial intelligence technologies to make the cultural heritage alive is the key to the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture. Guided by the concept of integration of technology and humanity this paper attempts to put forward the concepts of intelligent computing of cultural heritage and related theories and implemented a case study on European Time Machine ETM project. Firstly this paper investigates and analyzes the development process and goal vision of ETM project. Then we statistically analyze the main construction content and representative work of the ETM project. After that the summarization of the technical framework and logical route of big data of the past are implemented. Finally we conclude and propose the goals paths methods and trends of the intelligent computing of cultural heritage. Intelligent computing of cultural heritage is the general term for all activities that promote the migration from the real-world material cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage to the digital space that using advanced digital technologies such as big data artificial intelligence and cloud computing for instance the collecting recording analyzing organizing excavating expressing disseminating and displaying of the cultural heritage. The goal of intelligent computing of cultural heritage is to realize the digital activation and reconstruction of cultural heritage explore the paradigm of the digital humanities research driven by big data of cultural heritage and promote the digital transformation of human civilization. The construction of cultural heritage smart data includes three stages digitization datafication and smart. This paper summarizes the five points of the ETM project which may give inspiration to Chinese cultural heritage protection and activation including 1 to build smart data for cultural heritage 2 to break through the key technologies of intelligent computing of cultural heritage 3 to develop digital standards and platforms for cultural heritage 4 to visualize virtual reappearance of historical time and space and 5 to promote multi-party cooperation and public participation. The theory of intelligent computing for cultural heritage and the concept of smart data construction is not only a frontier academic issue in the construction of contemporary new liberal arts but also a major practical issue for the cultural industry digital transformation. It proves to be a tremendous theoretical innovation and practical guidance for the digital development of China. 3 figs. 1 tab. 30 refs.