Application Method of Virtual Reality by Types of Intangible Cultural Properties

Recently, culture technology (CT), which combines cultural contents and IT technology, is being watched as a newgrowth engine, and IT technology is actively utilized in preserving, inheriting and utilizing cultural heritage. For this, newareas of convergence of IT technology and cultural heritage are attracting attention. In particular, virtual reality is arepresentative area of IT convergence in the era of the fourth industrial revolution. Although some studies have beenconducted to utilize virtual reality technology to preserve and inform cultural heritage, it is mainly limited to tangiblecultural properties. In this study, we propose a methodology to develop contents of intangible cultural heritage usingvirtual reality technology in intangible cultural properties. To do this, we classify the types of intangible culturalproperties to apply the technology to each type of intangible cultural property.Next, virtual reality, augmented reality, and 360°VR video technology are applied to the intangible cultural propertiesclassified.