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The aim of this study is to provide an understanding of interconnectedness between human, sacred and the attachment to sacred spaces. Further aim is to elevate the new architectural and interior design value. The method of this study includes the interview and case study from spiritual practitioner. The results from this study conclude several finding in the followings. First, the interactive media between human and the sacred usually includes some aspects such as the time, the behaviors, spaces, and the sacred objects. Second, the sacred behaviors include pray, meditation, rite, citing and educational course. They prayed to the gods, and meditated with their inner spirits. Third, sacred objects, symbolized the protection, power and the sacred. They are comprised with god sculptures, god pictures, Buddha bead, the sutra, the sacred pictures from the video, sacred incense and sacred light with sacred words. Forth, sacred communications from the small group of spiritual practitioners become very significant ways to sense the sacred. Fifth, they communicated each other anytime with computer website. Computer screen could present many changeable sacred images. The “Three Pins Group” for spiritual practice is an active group to enhance their spirits.
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Wang, PF. (2013). The Interactive Media between Human and the Sacred. In: Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience. DUXU 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8013. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39241-2_15
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