"Bring history alive" : exploring the evolution of Flying Apsaras in Mogao Caves : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorDai, Xinyue
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-27T02:36:26Z
dc.date.available2019-11-27T02:36:26Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionFigures 1, 3, 9 & 10 have been removed for copyright reasons, but Figures 7 & 8 remain owing to inaccessibility. Figure 1 can be found in Demas, 2017, p. 8 (Figure 1.6) https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-319-09000-9_1.pdf, Figure 3 in Digital Dunhuang, Cave 285 https://www.e-dunhuang.com/cave/10.0001/0001.0001.0285, Figure 9 in Kenderdine, 2013, p. 200 (Photo 1) doi:10.1111/cura.12020, & Figure 10 in Kenderdine, 2013, p. 213 (Photo 11) doi:10.1111/cura.12020en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research project explores a visualisation framework with an educational purpose for digital heritage, by using a digital story-telling format. It examines a visualisation that demonstrates the historical evolution of the flying Apsaras - one of the main characters of ancient grottoes in Mogao caves, located in Dunhuang province, China. Culture and religion merged in Dunhuang, an ancient city in the middle of the Silk Road. Dunhuang was influenced by multiple cultures - from the West and East, and it was in this context that the Mogao Caves was established. On the wall paintings, the flying Apsara was a vehicle through which cultural changes in a thousand years were shown, through changes in their appearance. Now due to the environmental problem and over-visiting of the Mogao Caves, visitors can only explore a limited number of caves and have difficulty understanding the stories in the faded and incomplete murals. This project thus examines art style transformation of the murals, extracted representative symbols, and patterns and colour sets of each dynasty reinterpreted in a digital narrative with a modern aesthetic. The methodologies used in this project encompassed historical analysis, character design, and experience design that includes information design. The design output provides an accessible framework for other designers engaging with a digital heritage like the Mogao Caves. Also, by extending this project, potential functionalities of digital narrative could be explored for educational purpose.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/15062
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectDigital storytellingen_US
dc.subjectInstructional systems|en_US
dc.subjectDesignen_US
dc.subjectCharacters and characteristics in arten_US
dc.subjectInterpretation of cultural and natural resourcesen_US
dc.subjectMural painting and decoration, Buddhisten_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectDunhuang Cavesen_US
dc.subjectSustainable tourismen_US
dc.subjectFlying Apsarasen_US
dc.subjectdigital storytellingen_US
dc.subjectexperience designen_US
dc.subjectcharacter designen_US
dc.subjectdigital heritageen_US
dc.subjectMogao Cavesen_US
dc.title"Bring history alive" : exploring the evolution of Flying Apsaras in Mogao Caves : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorDai, Xinyue
thesis.degree.disciplineDesignen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Design (MDes)en_US
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