《Yii+ 計畫》
面向未來｜Yii+ 引領臺灣工藝航向元宇宙新維度
在實體與虛擬日益交融的當代，元宇宙正逐步成為全球文化生成、感知與認同的主要場域。這是一個以視覺語彙、身份建構與參與互動為核心的新世界結構，因此，工藝不應再僅以「物件」姿態被觀看，它的價值從不止於完成品本身，而是深植於技藝的傳承、文化的脈絡，以及人與物之間的關係建構。當世界走入全新媒介，工藝也必須跟進其中。《Yii+》正是從這樣的思考出發，作為「未來工藝」的實驗品牌，致力於探索工藝在虛實共構世界中的存在方式與文化續航力。在未來的虛擬世界裡，臺灣工藝不會缺席，也不該缺席。
▍2023｜以信仰工藝為文化語彙起點
計畫以臺灣最具文化辨識度的民俗信仰與生活工藝為靈感來源，廟宇、紙紮、神像、陣頭等地方文化符號成為設計轉譯的起點。十位跨域設計師將這些原型以當代表現手法重構，使「信仰工藝」與「民俗器物」跳脫傳統框架，轉化為面向未來的文化識別語彙。同時導入3D掃描、圖像分層等數位工法，將工藝物件精準轉譯為虛擬結構，為後續應用與互動奠定語意基礎。為臺灣打造一套可辨識、可延伸的虛擬文化識別系統。
▍2025｜虛實整合實驗的再啟動
2023年後，Yii+計畫雖暫停推進，然2025年由原計畫執行者孫珮鈴主動延續，以有限資源優先展開「虛實整合展示互動」與「Spatial 虛擬平台的初步建置」。這並非最終成果，而是一場以未來為目標的預演測試。2023 年所建構的展示模組與虛擬語彙，成為此次展演的數位基礎，為元宇宙應用中可延伸的虛擬平台雛型。而原計畫曾規劃設立 Yii+「實體概念店」，作為虛實交錯的核心節點，惟因計畫中止未能落實。此次展覽則重新嘗試，將虛實空間結合互動機制，藉此機會具體描繪 Yii+ 計畫的行動方向與實踐策略。這不只是替代性的展示，更是參與虛擬世界架構的前導實踐，一次由民間自力啟動的工藝未來測試場。
▍全球視野：文化行動者的三大路徑
當全球品牌積極布局元宇宙，建構風格體系與數位身份，世界正進入由視覺語彙驅動的文化經濟新紀元，工藝不應缺席，更應提出自身文化語彙，打造具辨識度的虛擬入口。借鏡國際品牌策略，歸納出進入虛擬世界的三大文化路徑：
工藝行銷｜Adidas 將經典鞋型轉化為 NFT 虛擬資產，創造可穿戴的品牌象徵；Gucci 發布虛擬鞋款，將品牌辨識延伸至虛擬社群。
技藝傳承｜Louis Vuitton 推出互動遊戲，講述品牌歷史與工藝流程；Porsche 則打造可參與的元宇宙駕駛體驗，將技術轉化為共享感官經驗。
國際識別｜Gucci 在元宇宙建構融合義大利文化意象的虛擬花園與時裝城堡，形塑高辨識度的文化空間。
Yii+計畫立足於臺灣深厚的信仰工藝與民俗器物，致力於建構一套在地文化識別系統，探索未來工藝在虛擬世界中被感知、理解與再創造的多元可能。我們追求的，遠非單一作品的曝光，而是為臺灣工藝在全球文化版圖中，爭取未來能見度與文化地位。2023 年的設計轉譯是開端，2025 年的展演測試亦只是初步探索。《Yii+》是一場已然啟動、持續推進的文化賦能行動。
我們期待未來有更充沛的資源挹注，深化臺灣工藝的虛擬實踐與國際文化佈局，展開更深層的世界對話。在元宇宙的宏大敘事中，臺灣的工藝與文化，理應被世界清晰感知、積極參與、永續傳承。
Yii+ 計畫，邁出這關鍵的第一步。
The Yii+ Project
Facing the Future｜Yii+ Pioneers a Metaverse Future for Taiwanese Craft
As the physical and virtual worlds converge, the metaverse is becoming a vital space for cultural creation, perception, and identity. Rooted in visual language, identity, and interaction, this new reality calls for craft to move beyond being seen as mere objects. Its value lies not only in the final product, but in the passing down of skills, cultural meaning, and the relationships between people and materials. With new mediums reshaping the world, craft must evolve. In response, Yii+ emerges as an experimental brand of future craft—one that explores how craft can exist and endure in a hybrid realm where the virtual and physical meet. In the metaverse, Taiwanese craft will not—and must not—be absent.
▍2023｜Crafting a Cultural Vocabulary from Faith and Ritual
The project began with Taiwan’s most distinctive cultural sources: folk beliefs and traditional crafts. Temples, paper offerings, deities, and folk troupes—symbols rooted in daily life—became starting points for design reinterpretation. Through contemporary approaches, ten cross-disciplinary designers reimagined these archetypes, breaking from conventional frameworks to shape a future-facing cultural vocabulary. Meanwhile, digital tools such as 3D scanning and image layering translated physical crafts into virtual structures—laying the groundwork for interaction and building a scalable, recognizable virtual identity system for Taiwan.
▍2025｜Relaunching Craft Experiments in Mixed Reality
After a pause in 2023, the Yii+ project was revived in 2025 by original lead Pei-Ling Sun, who continued the work with limited resources—prioritizing mixed-reality interaction and early development of a Spatial-based virtual platform. This is not a final product, but a forward-looking test run. Design modules and virtual vocabularies from 2023 became the digital groundwork for a scalable metaverse prototype. A planned physical concept store—meant as a key node between virtual and real—was never realized. This exhibition revisits that idea, merging spatial design and interaction to outline Yii+’s direction and strategy. More than a substitute display, it is an early, self-led experiment in shaping the virtual world—a grassroots future lab for Taiwanese craft.
▍Global Vision: Three Cultural Pathways for Cultural Activators
As global brands expand in the metaverse—building visual systems and digital identities—the world enters a new era where visual language shapes both culture and economy. Craft must not stand aside; it must define its own vocabulary and create distinct virtual gateways. Drawing from global cases, we outline three key pathways for cultural activators in virtual realms:
Craft as Marketing
Adidas turns its classic sneakers into NFT assets, creating wearable brand symbols; Gucci releases virtual shoes, extending its identity into virtual communities.
Transmission of Craftsmanship
Louis Vuitton launches an interactive game narrating its brand legacy and artisanal process; Porsche creates a metaverse driving experience, turning technical precision into a shared sensory journey.
Cultural Identity on the Global Stage
Gucci builds virtual gardens and fashion castles in the metaverse, embedding Italian motifs to shape a distinct cultural space.
Rooted in Taiwan’s rich heritage of ritual crafts and folk artifacts, the Yii+ Project aims to build a localized system of cultural identification—exploring how future craft may be perceived, interpreted, and reimagined in virtual realms. Our goal goes beyond the visibility of individual works; it seeks to secure a lasting presence and cultural standing for Taiwanese craft on the global cultural stage. The 2023 design translation was only the beginning; the 2025 exhibition is just a first step. Yii+ is an ongoing act of cultural empowerment.
Looking ahead, we hope for more substantial resources to further Taiwan’s virtual craft practices and strengthen its international cultural footprint—opening up deeper global dialogues. Within the grand narrative of the metaverse, Taiwan’s craft and culture deserve to be clearly recognized, actively engaged, and sustainably carried forward.
The Yii+ Project has taken this critical first step.
