At the recently-held municipal Science and Technology Competition for Senior High School Pupils that took place on December 3, numerous creative research topics won many high prizes. The competition was an opportunity for students to actively approach reality, promote thinking, and apply theoretical knowledge to better practice.

Pham Hong Yen Nhi and Pham Nguyen Ai Nhan presented the topic "Developing Champa cultural values through card games" in the recently-held municipal Science and Technology Competition in the school year 2022-2023. Photo courtesy of the character.

Preserving Champa cultural values through card games

With the desire to preserve national cultural values in general and Champa culture in particular, two pupils Pham Hong Yen Nhi and Pham Nguyen Ai Nhan, 11^th graders of Sky-Line Education System brought the symbol of Champa culture into card games. Pham Hong Yen Nhi said that after a period of research and understanding the values of the national cultural heritage, the group decided to create 2 sets of Cham and Pa cards applied from folk games.

“Champa cultural values through card games are designed based on card games such as The Werewolves of Millers Hollow (Ma soi), Uno, Yokio and some folk cards such as Bai Choi. At the same time, the group found that these games have shared some principles such as good storylines, engaging and dramatic gameplay, and helping to increase the thinking ability of players," said Pham Hong Yen Nhi.

The Cham card set consists of 100 cards including 71 Cham cultural images such as Lord Shiva (the god of destruction), god Yama (god of Hell), and god Kubera (the god of fortune). Also, it also has a simple rule of the game and is naturally associated with the selected images included in the cards, helping players to acquire cultural knowledge actively.

On the other hand, the Pa card set is based on the principles of dominoes and is suitable for children or those who like simple games. The Pa card set has 28 cards bearing the image of Champa culture such as the image of Tra Kieu dancer, Dragon god, Cham tower with the simple and fun rules of the game.

“Through two sets of Cham and Pa cards, the team hopes that young people have a deeper awareness of cultural quintessence to preserve and develop traditional national values", said Pham Nguyen Ai Nhan, a member of the research team.

According to Mr Tran Quoc Truong, a Fine Arts teacher who directly guided the team to research the topic, absorbing culture via the form of card games helps players better understand cultural values, and promotes the love for discovery in each person.

Beyond the scope of pupils, the team wishes to spread the game to as many people as possible in order to preserve cultural heritage values and promote its effectiveness in traditional education and identity preservation. This meaningful topic won the first prize and was considered for the national-level competition.

Intelligent urban traffic management system

With the goal of reducing the risk of unsafety and managing vehicles participating in traffic, Cao Thanh Phong, a pupil of class 12A14 of Da Nang FPT Senior High School has researched an intelligent urban traffic management system and reached the second prize in the competition. The system takes advantage of existing infrastructure such as traffic cameras, smart TVs and the application of AI technology to bring people and management agencies closer to smart urban traffic.

Accordingly, thanks to images recorded on traffic cameras, AI technology will process and display on televisions at regulatory agencies in the form of apps or websites based on AI and Deep Learning technologies. The system's process consists of 4 steps including checking traffic camera video, detecting and tracking objects, identifying violations and notifying the results to vehicle drivers.

As shared by Mr Pham Hong Tinh, instructor of the topic, through experimentation, the user-friendly system has detected traffic violation vehicles to help to retrieve information about vehicle drivers, in tandem with helping save human resources.

“The project has the potential to thrive in the context of developing AI applications. Especially, the project is intended to be applied to daily life activities such as participating in traffic. In the coming time, the system will be fully functional and can be applied in practice, "said Mr Tinh.

Reporting by HUYNH TUONG VY- Translating by T.VY