Abstract
ABSTRACT With the rapid advancements in technology, digital media have become widely integrated into people’s lives. In oriental countries, individuals frequently visit temples for fortune-telling and blessing-praying during the ritual process. A new interactive multimedia system based on computer vision and multi-sensing techniques for carrying out the traditional ritual process in the temple is proposed, which contributes to cultural preservation. The three major ritual steps, namely, ‘incense waving,’ ‘moon-block casting,’ and ‘fortune-telling poem drawing,’ were implemented by multimedia-related hardware and algorithms, and the system was exhibited for field testing by 405 participants. Interviews with experts and a questionnaire survey of the participants’ opinions were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the system using statistical software packages, yielding the following findings: (1) the proposed system can bring the participants to experience the ritual process effectively; (2) the proposed three major ritual steps not only attracts more participations but also promotes people’s learning of the ritual process; (3) the system attracts participants by integrating multimedia effects with good usability; and (4) the uses of computer vision and multi-sensing techniques bring the users new experiences of the fortune-telling application.
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