Readers' Photos

Applications of Technology

/　tr. by Brandon Yen

June 2022

中文日本語

Wind Turbines. (Wang Zhaogui)

The lingering sun, white turbines, and wetlands bathed in vermilion light, stretching to the horizon. Taichung’s Gaomei Wetlands boast world-beating views. Neatly spaced out along Huangang North Road, the turbines have given this place the epithet “Boulevard of Windmills.” More than just a power station, the wind farm here helps stimulate local tourism.

Applications of Technology

PV Pond. (Li Shengzhang)

With an eye to both green energy and environmental protection, the Taoyuan City Government launched a “PV Pond” project, installing floating solar panels on local irrigation ponds. The aim is to develop renewable energy without impacting the existing functions, size, and water quality of the ponds.

Visiting the Queen’s Head at Night. (Zhang Wenxiong)

The Queen’s Head in Yeliu is given new life at night through a spatial design project involving sound, light, and shadow. Visitors marvel at the nocturnal beauty of this legendary mushroom rock, Illuminated with colorful lights.

Taiwan in Lights. (Jimmy Lin)

At the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Kaohsiung, celebrating the Year of the Tiger, 1500 drones were used to form an illuminated map of Taiwan. The display was greeted with enthusiastic applause.

Radiance. (Xu Chengrui)

To celebrate National Day, a spectacular light show was mounted in front of the Presidential Office Building in the evening. Various colorful animations and laser illuminations won applause from the audience.

Samsara. (Kent Chuang)

People experiencing artist Huang Hsin-chien’s Samsara in Taipei’s Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. Through virtual reality technology, the audience are invited to immerse themselves in the 30-minute performance. Examining the meaning of life by reference to the Buddhist concepts of samsara, transmigration, and transcendence, Samsara won the Virtual Cinema competition at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, and Best VR Story at Cannes XR.

Fishing with Mobile Phones. (Chang Liang-i)

In a virtual underwater world at an optoelectronics museum in Yilan, several students use their mobile phones to scoop up fish in motion, absorbed in this new and exciting high-tech game. After the game, their phones will show how many fish they caught.

Holographic Projection. (Chang Liang-i)

An optoelectronics firm in Yilan has developed one of the world’s first 3D holographic jellyfish. They transformed a 2D drawing on paper into a 3D image, and used a holographic projector to bring the floating creature into reality. The photo shows a child sticking out a finger to interact with the jellyfish.

Lightsabers. (Wu Liangqun)

This is a performance given by robotic arms, with no human actors involved. Thanks to artificial intelligence, a wonderful show can be produced even if there are no living characters in it.

Graffiti Aquarium. (Chang Liang-i)

An optoelectronics firm in Yilan has developed one of the world’s first augmented reality aquariums. The sharks, whose colors are gorgeous and highly saturated, look very real. The three women in the photo hold out their hands excitedly, attempting to catch the fish swimming in the air.