Course Name: Ritual and Scene Design

Course Code: DZ137SJ24

Course Credit: 3

Course Type: Professional Elective Course

Applicable Major: Product Design

Course Introduction

This course is a specialized elective for undergraduate students majoring in Digital Media Art and Industrial Design. It is one of the few courses in China that integrates traditional ritual culture with digital media design, emphasizing cultural heritage and technological innovation. The course aims to cultivate students' in-depth understanding of China's excellent traditional ritual culture and their ability to design and develop modern ritual scene products using digital media technologies. The course content covers ritual activities such as birth, marriage, pregnancy, death, seasonal changes, festival ceremonies, and graduation. The design outputs include virtual-physical integrated products and services, providing a ritual experience full of ceremonial significance. The course is divided into four parts: an introduction to China's excellent traditional ritual culture, socio-anthropological research on contemporary ritual scenes, case studies of digital media design for ritual scenes, and practical design projects for ritual scenes. Through in-depth interpretation of the history and essence of Chinese ritual culture, analysis of the social needs and cultural significance of modern ritual scenes, learning from outstanding domestic and international design cases, and hands-on design and development of real-world projects, students will gain a profound understanding of China's excellent traditional ritual culture, build cultural confidence and civilizational identity, master digital media design skills, and promote the "innovative transformation and creative development" of ritual culture. The course aims to provide modern life with ritual experiences full of ceremonial significance and create a better life for humanity.