论文标题
文化到文化图像翻译和用户评估
Culture-to-Culture Image Translation and User Evaluation
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论文摘要
The article introduces the concept of image "culturization," which we define as the process of altering the ``brushstroke of cultural features" that make objects perceived as belonging to a given culture while preserving their functionalities. First, we defined a pipeline for translating objects' images from a source to a target cultural domain based on state-of-the-art Generative Adversarial Networks. Then, we gathered data through an online questionnaire to test four假设属于意大利的图像对意大利的参与者的影响取决于个人的口味和偏好：但是，在与智能系统的互动中，有些人宁愿将图像显示为较大的限制。传达文化含义，并在特定的文化背景下如何看待形象。社会和意大利人对其文化认同和传统的准确表示具有特定的敏感性和期望，这些敏感性可以塑造个人对某些视觉风格，美学和设计选择的偏好和倾向，因此，我们认为他们是对图像文化的预赛研究的理想候选人。
The article introduces the concept of image "culturization," which we define as the process of altering the ``brushstroke of cultural features" that make objects perceived as belonging to a given culture while preserving their functionalities. First, we defined a pipeline for translating objects' images from a source to a target cultural domain based on state-of-the-art Generative Adversarial Networks. Then, we gathered data through an online questionnaire to test four hypotheses concerning the impact of images belonging to different cultural domains on Italian participants. As expected, results depend on individual tastes and preferences: however, they align with our conjecture that some people, during the interaction with an intelligent system, will prefer to be shown images modified to match their cultural background. The study has two main limitations. First, we focussed on the culturization of individual objects instead of complete scenes. However, objects play a crucial role in conveying cultural meanings and can strongly influence how an image is perceived within a specific cultural context. Understanding and addressing object-level translation is a vital step toward achieving more comprehensive scene-level translation in future research. Second, we performed experiments with Italian participants only. We think that there are unique aspects of Italian culture that make it an interesting and relevant case study for exploring the impact of image culturization. Italy is a very culturally conservative society, and Italians have specific sensitivities and expectations regarding the accurate representation of their cultural identity and traditions, which can shape individuals' preferences and inclinations toward certain visual styles, aesthetics, and design choices. As a consequence, we think they are an ideal candidate for a preliminary investigation of image culturization.
