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Exploration of the Construction and Development Path of Cultural Heritage Digital Life Forms Based on High-Precision Digital Technology

Author(s)

Xianzhong Lin, Jingyu Gao*

Affiliation(s)

School of Marxism, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Cultural heritage, as an irreplaceable treasure of human civilization, faces multiple challenges such as natural deterioration, information loss, and intergenerational gaps in its preservation and transmission. Digital transformation offers a critical pathway to address these challenges; however, traditional digital archiving and 3D visualization are no longer sufficient to meet the deeper needs of "vitalizing" heritage transmission. This paper focuses on the concept of the "Cultural Heritage Digital Life Form," systematically addressing the core questions of its construction. It outlines and establishes a technical system encompassing geometric, physical, and semantic information acquisition, emphasizing the critical importance of data fusion and knowledge graph construction. At the theoretical level, it proposes a four-layer framework comprising data, model, knowledge, and wisdom, and identifies three core characteristics of digital life forms: high fidelity, dynamic evolution, and intelligent interaction. The construction of cultural heritage digital life forms is not merely a technological integration and breakthrough, but a revolutionary paradigm aimed at achieving the "immortality" and "living" transmission of cultural heritage values.

Keywords

Cultural Heritage Digitization; Digital Life Form; High-Precision 3D Scanning; Artificial Intelligence; Digital Twin; Living Transmission

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