'Natural monument animal Braille Sensation Book' introduced by 75 people and actors Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min

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National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 15th White Cane Day, 70 kinds of published animals, detailed, sound, story commentary, and children's songs

The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (Director Ji Byung-mok) published the Natural monument Animal Story, which reads with the fingertips and conveys sound, a Braille sensory book, on the 15th. 75 people selected through the contest for the story commentary and sound production, and the voices of actors Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min were also included in the Jaehyun.

The White Cane Day was an anniversary designated by the World Federation of the Blind on October 15, 1980, to guarantee the rights of the blind. The Braille Sensation Book, published by the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage for the White Cane Day, is a collection of 70 species of animals, including eagles, cranes, knaksae, and sky squirrels listed as Natural monuments for the visually impaired, including the visually impaired, It is a booklet that introduces various three-dimensional sounds such as folk songs and songs related to the animal.

All contents were inserted with special braille of water drop type using natural materials, and stories related to characteristics such as appearance and habit of each animal were composed in a simple and interesting story format. When you put a special sound pen enclosed in the book on the animal, you can hear the commentary, the crying, and the related songs.

Commentators and detailed artists participating in voice recordings were selected through public offerings since January, and a total of 75 people participated in story commentary and sound production. An animal introduction song also was inserted by the DMC Children's Choir.

With the support of SK Co., Ltd. C&C, it also included the voices of actors Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min, who expressed their intention to donate their voices in advance by applying artificial intelligence (AI) voice conversion technology. Lee’s voice can be heard in the commentary of the goshawk and owl, and Han can be heard in the commentary of the hawk and musk roe.

The publication of this multimedia Braille Sensibility Book, which was promoted as a key task of the Cultural Heritage Administration, was selected as a best case of government innovation in September. The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage will distribute this multimedia Braille book free of charge to blind schools and blind institutions nationwide. The Daejeon Natural monument Center will hold a special exhibition from February 20 to February 28, 2021.