A Study of Local Culture Redesign and Digital Sharing Model

Abstract

One of the most important assets of a town or city is its local culture. With the technological advances and the influence of the open source concept, the pattern and responsibility of culture digitalization need to keep pace with the times in order to meet the demand of different generations. In the past, the digitalization of cultural contents mostly focused on preservation and repository. Original antiquities, writing arts, photographs and image, audio/video, navigation websites are preserved in a passive way. Due to the fact that 3D prototyping techniques are getting more mature and popular, the purpose of this study is to extend the concept of digitalized cultural contents and to proposed the design applications and digital sharing models that are based on the local culture. Firstly, local elements are extracted for design creations and then 3D models are aggregated into digital works. Several new curtain rod end caps and tiebacks that are equipped with the Taitung elements are developed by this model. A database that has dedicated Taitung culture elements is also established on a globally well-known 3D model open source platform. With the Internet’s characteristics of no boundary, those people who are not able to visit Taitung by themselves can see Taitung culture and antiquities. They are able to get threedimensional perception of the external details and cultural implication of antiquities. They can also download to print the antiquities so that they can freely apply to the layout and decorations of their houses. This study extends the open source and sharing concept from the engineering field to the cultural scope. This new way of thinking allows more people to see and apply local cultural contents. The value of a land can be rediscovered in order to construct the unique “digital experience of local culture” that breaks the divide between existing urban and rural regions and flips local cultural industry. Keywords—Local Culture, Open Source and Sharing, 3D Printing, Taitung, Curtain Decoration