老龄化社会拓展文化遗产虚拟空间的路径探索——以电子游戏形式为中心

Video Games:A Probe into the Expansion of the Virtual Space of Cultural Heritage in an Aging Society

在"数字时代+老龄化社会"背景下,"文化养老"和老年人数字融入成为重要课题。文化遗产具有丰富老年人文化生活的功能,但其数字化进程却未提升对老年人的友好度。鉴于老年人融入文化遗产数字化的现状与潜力,文博单位可利用互联网数字技术造就的公共空间与私人空间模糊化,结合老年人熟悉的传统媒介和历史文化内容,探索文化遗产以电子游戏形式进入老年人家庭空间的路径,发挥家庭内数字反哺的作用,为老年人打造友好的文化遗产虚拟空间,达到终身学习、文化养老的目的。

Under the circumstance of the"Digital Age+Aging Society",cultural provision for the elderly and their digital access have become issues of increasing importance.Cultural heritage is helpful in enriching the elderly’life.Its digitalization,however,fails to satisfy them.In view of the ability and potential of the elderly engaging the digital,as the boundaries between public and private spaces is getting blurred thanks to internet and digital technologies,museums and other cultural institutions could explore the ways that video games featuring cultural content be embraced by the elderly who are not against traditional mediums and are familiar with history and traditional culture.It is a good way to create a friendly virtual space for the elderly and to achieve life-long learning and cultural provision.