@inproceedings{64539e11865e47b1ae988e3f89733c35,
title = "From Myth to Interface: An AI-Augmented Interactive Visual System for Exploring Artifact Interactions in Journey to the West",
abstract = "We developed an AI-assisted interactive visual system that allow users to explore Journey to the West's magical artifacts. Although prior studies have explored its narrative and symbolism, the embedded technological metaphors and speculative interaction concepts in the novel remain underexplored. Leveraging ChatGPT-4 for deep semantic analysis, we extracted mappings between principal characters and their signature artifacts and embedded interaction patterns reflecting mythical affordances. These affordances guided the creation of a progressive, narrative-driven interactive visual system built on large displays. In a user study with 20 participants, the system achieved high usability scores and strong preference with facial-matching and multimodal artifact exploration feature. Our work provides a framework for reinterpreting and showcasing mythological narratives. The Appendix is available at our GitHub repository.",
keywords = "Cultural Heritage, Journey to the West, Superpower, Visualization",
author = "Zeyu Chen and Anqi Xie and Lingyun Yu and Yu Liu",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2025 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).; 18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025 ; Conference date: 01-12-2025 Through 03-12-2025",
year = "2025",
month = dec,
day = "18",
doi = "10.1145/3769534.3769615",
language = "English",
series = "18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery, Inc",
editor = "Gunter Wallner and James She and Michael Burch and Hai-Ning Liang",
booktitle = "18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025",
}