The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time A 3D replication of the Forbidden City
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A 3D replication of the Forbidden City The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time is a partnership between the Palace Museum in Beijing, China and IBM. For more than five hundred years, the Ming and Qing emperors ruled China from the palaces of the Forbidden City. The art and architectural treasures from this period are the cultural heart of modern China.The principal goal of the project is to provide the means for a worldwide audience to celebrate and explore Chinese culture and history. As an IBM Corporate Citizenship project, the project marries world-class subject matter with world-class technology innovation. It is a premiere showcase of IBM's leadership in virtual worlds and cultural preservation.The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time is the world's first online virtual world dedicated to a country's cultural heritage. This is presented as a three-dimensional replica of the square-kilometer palace grounds called The Virtual Forbidden City. The project partners' goal was to create an experience that is as authentic as possible by being true to important Chinese principles of balance and harmony.Rather than being an isolating virtual experience, the Virtual Forbidden City allows visitors to see and interact with each other and with a wide range of volunteers, staff, and automated characters. To welcome the broadest range of visitors, a simple, easy to use interface guides interactions with the Virtual Forbidden City. As they explore the Virtual Forbidden City, visitors can choose to simply observe the buzz of activity, participate in activities that provide insights into important aspects of the Qing dynasty, or even take guided tours that uncover new insights into the stories of the Forbidden City.In addition, the Virtual Forbidden City also provides an unequalled way for people to plan a visit to the real Palace Museum. Visitors to the Palace Museum will be much better able to find their way and to understand the significance of places and things they encounter because of their experiences in the Virtual Forbidden City.The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time team would like to thank Wu Zhen and Michael Bacon for their contributions to the project. Requirements: · Kernel 2.6 or later 32-bit · glibc 2.3.5 w/ NPTL or later · x.org R6.7 or later · 2 GB RAM or more · 2 GB free HDD space · at least 768 Kbits/sec network speed · 3D-capable graphics card with 128MB of VRAM · 1280x1024, 32 bit color screen

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