文化到文化图像翻译与用户评估
Culture-to-Culture Image Translation and User Evaluation
AI总结：
本文提出图像“文化化”概念，基于生成对抗网络实现物体图像跨文化翻译，并通过在线问卷验证用户偏好，发现部分用户倾向匹配自身文化背景的图像，为场景级翻译奠定基础。
摘要：
本文引入了图像“文化化”的概念，我们将其定义为改变使物体被视为属于特定文化的“文化特征笔触”的过程，同时保留其功能。首先，我们基于最先进的生成对抗网络定义了一个将物体图像从源文化域翻译到目标文化域的流程。然后，我们通过在线问卷收集数据，以测试关于属于不同文化域的图像对意大利参与者影响的四个假设。正如预期，结果取决于个人品味和偏好：然而，它们与我们的猜想一致，即一些人在与智能系统交互时，会倾向于看到被修改以匹配其文化背景的图像。该研究有两个主要局限性。首先，我们专注于单个物体的文化化，而非完整场景。然而，物体在传达文化意义方面起着关键作用，并能强烈影响图像在特定文化背景中的感知方式。理解并解决物体级翻译是实现未来更全面的场景级翻译的关键一步。其次，我们仅对意大利参与者进行了实验。我们认为意大利文化具有独特之处，使其成为探索图像文化化影响的有趣且相关的案例研究。意大利是一个非常文化保守的社会，意大利人对其文化身份和传统的准确表现有特定的敏感性和期望，这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，我们认为他们是图像文化化初步研究的理想候选者。
英文摘要：
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 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.
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