A Nanjing Massacre survivor's story lives on digitally
The survivor community for one of the worst war atrocities in modern history is dying. New technology will allow future generations to hear their stories.
首个汉语普通话“证言新维度”展示项目 在侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆揭幕
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中国 南京 - 2017年12月13日 - 作为南京大屠杀80周年纪念活动的一部分，南加州大学犹太大屠杀基金会于国家公祭日当天在侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆揭幕首个汉语普通话“证言新维度”交互式幸存者证言。
这是 “证言新维度”项目在美国以外的首次永久性展示，以南京大屠杀幸存者夏淑琴老人为主角。她是本项目迄今为止唯一一位非纳粹犹太大屠杀幸存者的采访对象。
天府银行和天府集团为本次“证言新维度”项目的制作提供了慷慨捐赠。
本演示项目是重新布展的侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆核心展示区域的一部分。“证言新维度”运用突破性的自然语言分析软件，让观众得以与大屠杀幸存者的录制影像进行互动。通过复杂的算法，这些影像可以实时回答观众提问，让观众可以与幸存者进行身临其境的交流。
New Dimensions in Testimony on NPR
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The Remembering Machine
The University of Southern California Shoah Foundation, known for its work preserving genocide survivor testimonies, had embarked on a new project: interactive three-dimensional recordings of Holocaust survivors, to allow people to continue speaking to them long after they are gone. I wanted to know more.
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Audiences Captivated by USC Shoah Foundation Virtual Reality Projects
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