“Meet the Deer King”: “Splash-Ink” Interaction in the Innovative VR Game Based on Dunhuang Art and Culture

Abstract

VR technologies enable 3D visualization and 3D interaction modalities, allowing the general public to get user-centered experience and explore an immersive realistic cultural environment. The art and culture of Dunhuang grotto murals is the world's art treasure. According to the traditional story of “Deer King” and the knowledges of preservation and restoration of the murals, we designed “Meet the Deer King”, a VR game. In this game, we explored and designed "splash-ink" interaction, which derives from traditional Chinese painting style, and we applied this interaction in different scenes. The information about the original game, including its creation background, research focus, game content and implementation effects are mainly described in the supplementary materials.