Background
A Tainan Art Museum special exhibition centered on the most everyday act in Taiwanese folk religion, setting an offering table. The museum wanted an exhibit in its guide room where visitors take part with their own hands and the ritual becomes an interactive experience.
Problems to solve
- Offerings are physical objects freely combined by visitors; the system must recognize what was placed in real time.
- Different combinations map to different deities and blessings, so a culturally grounded script was needed rather than random output.
- Recognition had to be stable under gallery lighting and projection.
- Visitors should take something home.
What JIE HENG did
Interaction flow. Choose offerings from the display, arrange the altar, recognition by an overhead camera using AI, summoning of the matching deity on the projection screen, a blessing responding to the meaning of the offerings, and a digital altar photo generated on the spot for download by QR code.
Image recognition. Images from the overhead camera feed a trained offering recognition model; results map through the offering list to deity and blessing scripts.
Projection and installation. Projection simulation and installation matched to the room and projector, with bilingual interface notes and a troubleshooting guide for museum staff.
Outcome
- The exhibit ran throughout the exhibition with visitors completing the flow from choosing offerings to taking home a photo.
- Bilingual interface documentation and a troubleshooting guide let staff handle common situations themselves.
Maintenance
Fixes and support during the exhibition period.
What this means for enterprises
Image recognition combined with generated content; the same technology suits experiential installations for retail, trade shows and brand events.
Last updated: 2026-11-02