The Dunhuang Caves are known as a museum of Oriental art where a huge quantity of ancient artistic relics is kept. So far, the preservation of Dunhuang culture mainly focuses on heritage restoration, collection, storage, and processing of digital information while exhibitions of cultural heritage are based on photos or physical relics. During recent years, the rapid development of somatosensory technology has provided new concepts for the protection and representation of artistic and cultural relics. Computer software based on this technology can benefit the performance, interaction, and operation aspects of Dunhuang culture exhibitions. This paper combines two somatosensory recognition sensors—Kinect and Leap Motion and introduces how this technology has been applied in Dunhuang digital presentations.
