Research on the Design and Development of Cultural Heritage VR System

Tianxiu Zhao

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/2025.27238

Communications in Humanities ResearchOpen access

Research on the Design and Development of Cultural Heritage VR System

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Research on the Design and Development of Cultural Heritage VR System

Tianxiu Zhao ^1*

¹ The University of Sheffield

^*Corresponding author: LittleM17@126.com

Published on 24 September 2025

CHR Vol.73

ISSN (Print): 2753-7072

ISSN (Online): 2753-7064

ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-267-6

ISBN (Online): 978-1-80590-268-3

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Abstract

Chinese excellent traditional culture is the root and soul of the nation and an important embodiment of the soft power of Chinese culture. VR technology has gradually become an important means of cultural heritage (HLA) education because of its immersion and interactivity. In recent years, the Ministry of education has promoted the VR application in education to break through the limitations of time and space, which provides students with a more vivid and interactive cultural experience. The purpose of this study is to design and develop a HLA display system based on VR technology. Taking "Yu Garden" as a research case, this study explores the realization of digital display and interactive communication of HLA through VR technology, and provides students with immersive historical and cultural experience through the development of VR system. In the cultural heritage digital display (CHDD) system , the design of host and client virtual user role (UR) is the core of information interaction. This paper designs the interaction mechanism between the host and client by defining the interaction coefficient, information accumulation and other parameters of the host virtual UR. The experimental data show that the "Yu Garden" display model based on VR technology provides users with an immersive cultural experience, and the combination of audio and video makes the history and culture of murals more vivid.

Keywords:

Cultural heritage, VR system, System design, System development.

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[3]. Iacono S , Scaramuzzino M , Martini L , et al. VR in Cultural Heritage: A Setup for Balzi Rossi Museum [J].Applied Sciences, 2024, 14(9): 65-69.

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Cite this article

Zhao,T. (2025). Research on the Design and Development of Cultural Heritage VR System. Communications in Humanities Research,73,31-37.

Data availability

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Art, Design and Social Sciences

ISBN: 978-1-80590-267-6(Print) / 978-1-80590-268-3(Online)

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Conference date: 20 October 2025

Series: Communications in Humanities Research

Volume number: Vol.73

ISSN: 2753-7064(Print) / 2753-7072(Online)

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