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Bringing centuries of Chinese history and culture to the world
IBM unveiled its latest cultural heritage project, a collaboration with China’s Palace Museum, in October 2008. Three years in the making, "The Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time" is a virtual recreation of the architecture and artifacts of the former palace grounds—a fully immersive, 3-D virtual world that affords online visitors a first-hand view into the history and culture of imperial China.
More than an example of technology innovation, The Forbidden City is a demonstration of IBM’s commitment to expanding people’s awareness of other cultures. We believe this is an important first step in achieving a true global integrated society. Breaking down knowledge and geographic barriers ultimately helps to facilitate cooperation and collaboration in working toward common goals—and addressing the most pressing issues affecting our world.
For more than a decade, IBM has dedicated a wealth of technology and innovative thinking—on such cultural heritage projects as the Vatican Library, Hermitage Museum, Eternal Egypt and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
“This initiative takes the online experience to a new level of innovation with rich content, educational storytelling and community and social networking features that represent the next generation of 3-D Internet applications. IBM now has opened the door to a cultural treasure and rich heritage to everyone, everywhere which in the past was only available to relatively few.”
Henry Chow, General Manager, Greater China Group, IBM
Learn more at The Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time Web site.
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