Critical Factors for Predicting Users’ Acceptance of Digital Museums for Experience-Influenced Environments

Digital museums that use modern technology are gradually replacing traditional museums to stimulate personal growth and promote cultural exchange and social enrichment. With the development and popularization of the mobile Internet, user experience has become a concern in this field. From the perspective of the dynamic stage of user experience, in this study, we expand ECM and TAM by combining the characteristics of users and systems, thereby, constructing the theoretical model and 12 hypotheses about the influencing factors of users’ continuance intentions toward digital museums. A total of 262 valid questionnaires were collected, and the structural equation model tested the model. This study identifies variables that play a role and influence online behavior in a specific experiential environment: (1) Perceived playfulness, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction are the critical variables that affect users’ continuance intentions. (2) Expectation confirmation has a significant influence on perceived playfulness, perceived ease of use, and satisfaction. (3) Media richness is an essential driver of confirmation, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness. The conclusions can be used as a reference for managers to promote the construction and innovation of digital museums and provide a better experience to meet users’ needs

The Ritualization of Classic Confucian Spirit of Jing (Reverence and Respect): Evidence from Traditional Chinese Capping Ritual

In ancient China, all moral concepts are based on Li  禮  (ritual). Jing  敬  (reverence and respect) is one of the core categories of Confucian ritual spirituality and has rich ideological connotations. This study discusses how Confucianism realizes the ritualization of jing and constructs its symbolic system in the capping ritual to strengthen adult consciousness and social responsibility. First, based on relevant classic texts, we clarify the internal relationship between traditional ritual spirituality and jing. Then, we present an overview of the coming-of-age ceremony and discuss how religious beliefs and rituals incorporate Confucian ethical values and aesthetics. Finally, from the ritual uses of time, space, and behavior, we examine the meaning of jing in the specific practice of the traditional Chinese capping ritual and how it is conveyed to participants and observers through ritual implements and behaviors. The results show the capping ritual as an important life etiquette, and Confucianism injects the spirit of jing into every phase to cultivate an emotional response that will instantiate a moral ideal applicable to individuals and the state. In complex, modern societies, it is important to condense the Confucian spiritual connotation of jing and integrate it into modern coming-of-age rites

Charakterystyka artystyczna i praktyka modowa tradycyjnego K'o-ssu w Chinach

K'o-ssu is one of the representative textile techniques of ancient China. It was used in the royal court, known to few people in folk life. However, it was not until the 1950s that the K'o-ssu technique was rediscovered. This paper focus on summarising K'o-ssu artistic characteristics through analysing K'o-ssu's materials, patterns and colours by interviewing experts and physical observation. Taking the NE·TIGER brand as an example, this article will discuss the fashion practice of traditional K'o-ssu art in modern life in order to provide modern designers a reference for promoting this traditional Chinese craft and culture by way of sustainable development.K'o-ssu to jedna z reprezentatywnych technik tekstylnych starożytnych Chin. Był używany na dworze królewskim, znanym nielicznym w życiu ludowym. Jednak dopiero w latach pięćdziesiątych XX wieku na nowo odkryto technikę K'o-ssu. W pracy skupiono się na podsumowaniu cech artystycznych K'o-ssu poprzez analizę materiałów, wzorów i kolorów K'o-ssu oraz wywiady z ekspertami i obserwacje fizyczne. Biorąc za przykład markę NE·TIGER, w artykule omówiono praktykę modową tradycyjnej sztuki K'o-ssu we współczesnym życiu, tak aby zapewnić współczesnym projektantom odniesienie do promowania tradycyjnego chińskiego rzemiosła i kultury poprzez zrównoważony rozwój