An Innovative Medium for Cultural Transmission: Merging Heritage and Technology in <italic style="font-style: italic">Black Myth: Wukong</italic>

Mingda Zhao; Chang Sun

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An Innovative Medium for Cultural Transmission: Merging Heritage and Technology in Black Myth: Wukong
An Innovative Medium for Cultural Transmission: Merging Heritage and Technology in Black Myth: Wukong
Film-Television and Communication College, Shanghai Normal University , Shanghai 200234 , China
Vol. 9, Issue 3, Pages: 124-128(2025)
Published：16 June 2025
DOI：10.47297/wspciWSP2516-252726.20250903
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Zhao Mingda,Sun Chang.An Innovative Medium for Cultural Transmission: Merging Heritage and Technology in Black Myth: Wukong[J].Creativity and Innovation,2025,09(03):124-128.
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Zhao Mingda,Sun Chang.An Innovative Medium for Cultural Transmission: Merging Heritage and Technology in Black Myth: Wukong[J].Creativity and Innovation,2025,09(03):124-128. DOI： 10.47297/wspciWSP2516-252726.20250903.

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The global success of the video game Black Myth: Wukong highlights the powerful appeal of merging traditional Chinese mythology and Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) with modern technology. Using Wukong as a case study

this paper explores how ICH-themed games serve as an innovative medium for cultural transmission. Such games vividly present the essence of ICH by incorporating narratives like Journey to the West

traditional aesthetics

music

and martial arts. Through advanced technologies like Unreal Engine 5

this heritage is integrated into contemporary digital life. The study analyzes how interactive gameplay enriches cultural preservation

reactivates collective memory

and makes distant traditions tangible for a new generation. By fostering interest and identification with heritage

these games pave new pathways for its modern transmission

presenting both opportunities and ethical considerations for the global protection of ICH.

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An Innovative Medium for Cultural Transmission: Merging Heritage and Technology in Black Myth: Wukong

DOI：10.47297/wspciWSP2516-252726.20250903

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