Engaging with the past
Imagine you're at home, you start a role-playing game where you can enjoy views of the Nanjing Qinhuai Lantern Festival, completing set tasks along the Qinhua i River. This is one way for video games to enjoy the traditional Chinese culture without having to travel there.
Perfect World Games, an online gaming company, recently invited a group of heritage experts including Chen Haitao, a designer from the Dunhuang Academy; and Zhou Xianguang, an inheritor of Longquan sword intangible（非物质的） cultural heritage—to Beijing to discuss new ways to promote traditional Chinese culture.
This year, Zhou was invited to submit designs for swords in its online mobile game Jade Dynasty. They kept the features of swords that were used during the Tang Dynasty but absorbed fairy and knight-themed elements from the game. That enabled players to know another aspect of Chinese heritage. Zhou says, "Since games are welcomed by young people, we can make them familiar with traditional culture as they play. . "
The trend toward combining games with cultural heritage started decades ago. Traditional culture once served merely as a background to the gameplay, and failed to offer a de tailed experience. Now the company digs out details and divides them into small sections, and focuses on their unique cultural points, so players can gain a deeper experience.
Some overseas players also have a strong interest in Chinese culture, but may find it too difficult to understand. So the company tries to convey the culture in ways they are familiar with to help them better understand.
A. And that's not all.
B. These games are also available to players overseas.
C. However, these early attempts were described as "vague"（含糊的） .
D. Games featuring traditional culture attract more young players.
E. Several decades ago, the practice of sword-making nearly died out.
F. Besides, some figures seen in Dunhuang's wall paintings were also added to the mobile game.
G. It increases the number of channels available to spread knowledge about our cultural heritage.
