Research on Passing Down an Expert Skill Including a Performance of a Japanese Traditional Folk Dance to the Next Generation

叉子表演艺术是宝贵的非物质文化资产，因为我们可以在这些艺术中深切地感受到我们祖先的生活方式、精神意象的风景、智慧和知识。然而，由于该地区社区的迅速老龄化和人口减少，许多这样的艺术现在正处于消失的边缘。为了解决这个严重的问题，我们开发了一种技术，利用动作捕捉技术和虚拟现实技术等信息技术，将包括表演日本传统民间舞在内的专业技能传递给下一代。

Fork performing arts are valuable intangible cultural assets because we can deeply feel the life style, scenery of mental images, wisdom and knowledge of our ancestors in these arts. However, due to the rapid aging and depopulation in the regional community, many these arts are now on the verge of vanishing. To meet this serious issue, we have developed a technique to pass down an expert skill including a performance of a Japanese traditional folk dance to the next generation using such information techniques as a motion capturing technique and a virtual reality technique.