Stories Reborn: AI Videos for Preserving Cultural Memories
Human history contains many cultural legends, local stories, oral traditions, and lesser-known historical memories, but many remain only in written records or limited community memory. Only a small number of stories become widely known, so less familiar stories may gradually be forgotten when they are not presented in forms that match contemporary media habits. Short films and digital storytelling can make intangible cultural heritage more accessible to younger audiences and wider publics.
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Pocket Buddy: A Physical Companion Prototype
Cultural memory is often fragile because it depends on objects, places, voices, images, and personal recollections that may not survive urban change or generational transition. As neighborhoods are rebuilt and everyday practices disappear, important traces of a city’s cultural life can become difficult for younger generations, newcomers, and former witnesses to access. This project responds to that problem by using an online archive to gather and preserve materials before they become scattered or lost.