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We designed a tablet application and conducted focus group studies to explore the interactive technology that assists in the support of cross-cultural audiences\u2019 aesthetic appreciation and engagement of traditional Chinese painting. Based on these findings, we went on to further explore an approach of interactive engagement which is specific to supporting cross-cultural appreciation, while also reflecting upon the interactive design suggestions for the development of aesthetic appreciation to offer various transferable insights to the Human\u2013Computer Interaction (HCI) community.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/mti2020016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,16]],"date-time":"2018-04-16T03:12:09Z","timestamp":1523848329000},"page":"16","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Enhancing the Appreciation of Traditional Chinese Painting Using Interactive Technology"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"2","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7048-8860","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shichao","family":"Zhao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Open Lab, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 5TG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Kirk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 8ST, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simon","family":"Bowen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Open Lab, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 5TG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Wright","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Open Lab, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 5TG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Beardsley, M.C. 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