Vigilscape Primary Function: Generatiewe Rituele Toevlugsoord deur Ting Han Chen

Die ontwerp Vigilscape Primary Function: Generatiewe Rituele Toevlugsoord deur Ting Han Chen is 'n hoogs gewaardeerde wenner van die baie prestigieuese 2026 A' Design Award in Yster in die Virtuele en Digitale Kunsinstallasies Ontwerp-kompetisiekategorie.

YsterDigitale Installasies· 2026

Vigilscape Primary Function: Generatiewe Rituele Toevlugsoord

deur Ting Han Chen

Kliënt: Play Design Lab

Wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster in die Digitale Installasies-kategorie

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Die Ontwerp

Oor Vigilscape Primary Function: Generatiewe Rituele Toevlugsoord

Book Text: Vigilscape herkonfigureer 'n konvensionele lykshuisomgewing tot 'n kalm, waardige ruimte deur middel van omgewingsprojeksies en generatiewe wolk- en partikelbeelde. Tonele ontvou teen 'n gemete tempo wat met seremoniële ritme belyn is, wat tydelike vordering skep sonder om aandag of interaksie te vereis. Die ontwerp bied konfigureerbare modusse vir verskillende rituele kontekste, wat 'n enkele vertrek in staat stel om Boeddhistiese, Christelike en ander geloofsresponsiewe behoeftes te ondersteun deur agterkant-toneelwisseling, terwyl dit operasionele buigsaamheid vir personeel en 'n stil atmosfeer vir gesinne en praktisyns handhaaf.

Die Erkenning

Oor die A' Design Award in Yster

Vigilscape Primary Function: Generatiewe Rituele Toevlugsoord is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat Vigilscape Primary Function: Generatiewe Rituele Toevlugsoord 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. Vigilscape Primary Function: Generatiewe Rituele Toevlugsoord word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.

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Unieke Eienskappe: A slow-technology immersive space for chanting rituals, this project uses environmental projections and algorithmic cloud-particle scenes unfolding at a measured tempo aligned with ceremonial cadence. Rather than creating a spectacle, the system is designed to provide calmness, dignity, and psychological comfort during moments of farewell.

Its distinctive value lies in enabling one ordinary mortuary room to serve multiple faith-based ritual needs through configurable projection modes and backend-controlled interactive guidance. This allows funeral service staff to quickly adapt the atmosphere and ceremonial content for Buddhist, Christian, and other religious contexts without requiring separate dedicated spaces. By integrating multi-faith flexibility, spatial efficiency, and culturally sensitive experience design, the project offers both operational value for service providers and a more respectful, personalized environment for grieving families.
Afmetings & Verpakking: Wall projection installations with edge-blended panoramic playback; particle-driven visuals with programmable parameters (mode selection, tempo, motif density, session duration). Timeline choreography triggers milestone motifs at set intervals.
Etikette: virtual installation, digital art installation, projection mapping, generative particles, slow technology, ambient interface, mourning space, ritual design, transitional architecture, culturally adaptive atmosphere
Produksietegnologie: A site-specific three-wall projection environment deployed in the mortuary of Tri-Service General Hospital. Particle-based animations generate culturally attuned atmospheres. Funeral directors select modes (Chinese, Western, Neutral) and run a timeline-based sequence where motifs emerge gradually as symbolic milestones. Ambient soundscapes support contemplative focus without requiring interaction.
Ontwerpuitdaging: The key challenge was designing support without intrusion in a culturally sensitive setting. The room needed to transform a clinical space into a contemplative atmosphere while avoiding spectacle, distraction, or religious mismatch. Achieving this required slow pacing, restrained visual density, and mode-based adaptability that funeral directors could operate reliably in daily practice.
Navorsing: Type of Research: practice-based design research. Research Objectives: apply slow technology and ambient design to support long mourning rituals. Methodology: site implementation + temporal choreography design. Data Collection and Research Tools Used: observation, informal interviews, photos/diagrams/annotations. Participants or Experiments: mortuary director, funeral staff, families in ritual use. Results: improved sense of temporal progression and cultural fit. Insights and Impacts: configurable, slow-paced atmospheres can reframe mortuary rooms as transitional spaces. Effect: informs emotionally sensitive immersive architecture.
Inspirasie: Inspired by the need to ease families’ anxiety in conventional mortuary chanting rooms, the project draws on grief-support research, ritual cadence observation, and slow technology design principles. Generative particle imagery and environmental projection mapping were developed as a controllable time-scale ambience, offering culturally adaptable modes without intrusive interaction.
Projekduur: The project started in Jun 2024 and was completed in Nov 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan, for the mortuary of Tri-Service General Hospital. The installation has been operated during extended chanting ceremonies, with configuration handled by funeral directors according to family preferences and ritual context.
Bedryfsvloei: Operation is intentionally non-intrusive. Staff select one of three cultural modes and start the session. The room then plays a slow, continuous sequence where imagery unfolds over time and milestone motifs appear at intervals, giving families a sense of progression during long chanting rituals. No user interaction is required, preserving ritual attention.
Patente: Copyrights belong to Wonann Funeral Technology Co., Ltd. and Tri-Service General Hospital Mortuary