Design and Research of an Interactive Game Based on Motion-Sensing Technology for Huizhou Brick Carvings

Abstract

As an important part of Huizhou culture and art, Huizhou brick carving integrates social customs, folk beliefs and carving art, and has high cultural and artistic values. At present, the ageing of Huizhou brick carving craftsmen, the loss of illustrated plates and the lack of attention to it by younger groups have led to a crisis of survival for the inheritance of this folk cultural heritage [1]. In order to solve the problem of the lack of protection and inheritance of Huizhou brick carvings, this paper adopts a somatosensory interactive game design applied to the study of the inheritance of Huizhou brick carvings, by recognizing and analyzing the user's body movements to trigger the interaction between the game character and the scene, so as to give the user a sense of immersion and thus stimulate the interest and attention of the young group to Huizhou brick carvings. EEG, eye-movement and focus group interviews were used to obtain the user's preferences on the factors of the craft physical interactive game experience from both rational and emotional perspectives. In order to assist the subsequent design practice of the emblematic brick carving somatic interactive game. Finally, the design effect of the game was evaluated to verify that the approach can effectively enhance users’ attention and awareness of Huizhou brick carving art, providing a method for the application of somatosensory technology in the study of the living Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).