Ancient civilization joins digital ecosystem
Mobile game collaboration brings to life rituals, artifacts and heroes, immersing young players in the world of the Sanxingdui site's bronze history and unearthed relics, Li Yingxue reports.
Drawing on the civilization's most iconic imagery, from its haunting eyes to the sacred bronze tree, the collaboration reintroduces the mystery and power of the ancient Shu culture to millions of players, proving that even the oldest stories can find new life on a modern battlefield.
While enabling players to experience the enduring allure of millennia-old bronze culture within the game, it also represents another step forward in the Sanxingdui Museum's exploration of digital engagement. Located in Guanghan, Sichuan, the museum has spent the past decade committed to "bringing cultural relics to life" through the use of digital technologies.
"Sanxingdui is famous because, at the site, we discovered a large number of bronze, jade and gold artifacts," says Zhu Yarong, deputy director of the Sanxingdui management committee. "These relics are extraordinarily distinctive in form, and occupy an important place in the history of world bronze civilization."
