"The Four Arts" : a prototype interactive game for engaging and interacting with Chinese culture using touch screen interfaces : an exegesis to be presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Design in Visual Communication Design, at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

Wang, Li

"The Four Arts" : a prototype interactive game for engaging and interacting with Chinese culture using touch screen interfaces : an exegesis to be presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Design in Visual Communication Design, at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

dc.contributor.author	Wang, Li
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-15T23:13:29Z
dc.date.available	2012-05-15T23:13:29Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	The main objective of this project is to explore the possibilities of digital media, to help users understand traditional Chinese culture through an immersive virtual experience. Through playing an interactive game one experiences and explores Chinese culture. Chinese culture is rooted in an ancient history, which might be difficult for other cultures to understand clearly and fully (Moore, 1967). Chinese language is poetic but it can even be obscure to even native Chinese speakers. Full understanding of traditional Chinese philosophy can take many years of learning, reflection and instruction. “The Four Arts” aims to introduce Chinese culture through music (“Qin”), the Chinese traditional board game (“Qi”), Chinese traditional calligraphy (“Shu”), and Chinese traditional brush painting (“Hua”). The single-player game is based on the “Four Arts” and has been designed in Adobe Flash for a touch screen display. Users can experience traditional Chinese culture through play, which will help them to learn about key features of traditional Chinese culture and related philosophical concepts. To evaluate the effectiveness of the design, a qualitative methodology was applied for user testing. The results suggest that interactive computer game can help users appreciate and understand aspects of Chinese culture. The open-ended conversations with the participants have provided useful feedback on future design improvements for “The Four Arts”.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10179/3359
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Massey University	en_US
dc.rights	The Author	en_US
dc.subject	Computer games	en
dc.subject	Educational games	en
dc.subject	Design	en
dc.subject	Interactive multimedia	en
dc.subject	Chinese culture	en
dc.subject	Civilisation	en
dc.subject	Study and teaching	en
dc.title	"The Four Arts" : a prototype interactive game for engaging and interacting with Chinese culture using touch screen interfaces : an exegesis to be presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Design in Visual Communication Design, at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
massey.contributor.author	Wang, Li	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Visual Communication Design	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Massey University	en
thesis.degree.level	Masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Design (M.Des.)	en