Fashion-VDM is a breakthrough virtual try-on technology jointly launched by Google and the University of Washington.

It uses the Video Diffusion Model (VDM) to generate high-quality virtual try-on videos, which can truly display the effect of clothing under different movements, perfectly maintain the identity and movement details of the characters, and significantly improve the realism and detail performance of clothing display.

This article is written by Chiu Chaucer (Senior Deputy General Manager of Inventec / Deputy Chairman of the Technical Expert Committee of the Taiwan Cloud Association) and published in the Technical Expert Column of the Taiwan Cloud Association.

This article will focus on and systematically analyze the "technology and application trends of the virtual human industry", from the origin and concept of virtual humans to the multi-field applications brought about by technological progress, and comprehensively demonstrate the important influence and future potential of virtual humans in the digital economy. First, the evolution of virtual humans is discussed, explaining how they have gradually become core members of the digital economic ecosystem from simple game entertainment characters. With the development of artificial intelligence, virtual humans not only have higher realism and emotional expression capabilities, but can also be flexibly applied in entertainment, fashion, retail, education, medical and other fields, becoming an important driving force for economic growth. Through classic cases such as Hatsune Miku, Lil Miquela, and Mila, this article gives examples of how virtual humans can play a diversified role in brand promotion, health management, education and training, etc. In the future, the virtual human industry will continue to make breakthroughs in high fidelity, personalization, digital asset appreciation, and ethical and privacy protection, and will promote the virtual-real symbiosis model of human-machine collaboration and help the development of the digital economy. On this basis, the summary of the article further reflects on the potential meaning of virtual human "life", and looks at the development and application trends of virtual human technology with a responsible and open attitude, encouraging the exploration of innovation in the virtual human industry in an intelligent and harmonious digital future.

Inventec virtual artist Mila. Inventec/provided

Inventec, a major OEM company, recently joined hands with the well-known gold medal music producer Chen Zihong to jointly create the first "virtual artist" Mila on the "Metaverse Platform", the culmination of its "VRSTATE". Inventec senior manager Lin Allen also revealed to the Economic Daily reporter that MILA, as an artist created by the team combining AI artificial intelligence technology and virtual reality, is expected to debut on the Inventec virtual reality platform on November 5, and Mila will also hold her first solo concert on the same day.

[Reporter Liu Minjun/Taipei Report] The 2025 Spring/Summer Taipei Fashion Week was grandly launched a few days ago. Designer Gioia Pan, known as the "Knitting Queen", took the theme of "Time and Space Traces" this season, and continued to bring more new looks to her knitting techniques through paper cutting and stone carving art. Cheerleading goddess Lin Xiang and Olympic gold medalist Lin Yuting have transformed into fashion models to add starlight to the catwalk.

Lin Yuting (left) and Lin Xiang (right) walked the runway for "Knitting Queen" Gioia Pan. Provided by the brand

2025SS GIOIA PAN's new collection released This season's latest clothing works. Photo/provided by Gioia Pan

Gioia Pan, with her outstanding design talent, is known as the "Queen of Knitting" and has won the highest honor in Chinese fashion design, the "Golden Top Award". She has also appeared in Tokyo and New York Fashion Week many times. Her 2025 Spring and Summer series "Time and Space Traces" is inspired by natural landforms and stone carving art, and cleverly combines the delicate beauty of paper cutting with the power of historical flow. The series unfolds in the interweaving of time and space, outlining the intersection of the past and the future through distinct textures and colors. The ups and downs of the canyon, the eternity of stone carvings and the fleeting beauty of paper-cuts interweave to create a series of moving time and space silhouettes. These works not only show the infinite possibilities of clothing design, but also convey a unique charm of time travel. Each work incorporates the glory and tragedy of the years, highlighting the profound dialogue between history and modernity.

Mila, a virtual artist created by the team of Taiwan's gold medal music producer Chen Zihong, will debut on the Inventec VRSTATE platform on November 5, 2024. Now, we are opening free reservations for tickets, giving you the opportunity to become a lucky audience to witness this historic moment!

The Cultural and Creative Institute held a field forum at the TTXC INNOVATIONS exhibition hall on the 13th. Chen Zihong, head of Qunzhen (from right), Chiu Chaucer, senior vice president of Inventec Group, Zhang Wenying, deputy director of the Cultural and Creative Institute, Zhao Chuling, general manager of Shuangrongyu, and Chen Pu, head of Rimu Vision, attended. Photo/Cultural and Creative Institute

Inventec, Shuangrongyu, Qunzhen, and Rimu join hands to create a new business model for cultural technology and promote the development of a new business model for cultural technology content. Among them, the "Virtual Artist Mila" jointly created by Inventec and Qunzhen attempts to integrate the performing arts industry with technology. Mila's online concert will debut on November 5.

The "Metaverse Platform", the culmination of the "VRSTATE" technology of the OEM giant Inventec, has recently successfully appeared at the annual technology party "TTXC Taiwan Cultural Technology Conference" hosted by the Cultural Management Department in Kaohsiung Pier-2 Special Zone. In addition to bringing its latest "VRSTATE Metaverse platform for "technological and cultural performances" to the site for exhibition, the group's "Metaverse Field General" Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Metaverse Technology Department Chiu Chaucer, and Senior Manager Lin Allen also appeared in person to give a speech, attracting the attention of the market.

In recent years, Inventec's research in the field of metaverse has focused on the latest AIGC, digital twins, virtual-real integration and augmented reality technology applications. In accordance with the development strategy of "using the real to promote the virtual and using the virtual to bring the real", based on the 2005 "virtual-real boundary" technology research, Inventec has created a series of innovative applications such as digital economic space, digital content creation, AI model training and digital security governance for VRSTATE. However, this metaverse platform was originally focused on providing "enterprise services", and this cooperation with the Cultural Policy Council also means VRSTATE has successfully entered the field of cultural innovation and entered a new market.

The "TTXC Taiwan Cultural Technology Conference" hosted by the Cultural Management Department (co-organized by the Cultural Policy Council) was originally intended to use "technology" as a starting point to gradually deepen Taiwan's core cultural values ​​and amplify Taiwan's existing cultural content. The organizers revealed that the event covers three exhibition areas: "Future Theme Exhibition", "Virtual Reality Exhibition", and "Taiwan Cultural Technology Exhibition", focusing on eight themes including AI artificial intelligence, XR virtual reality, VTUBER virtual idols, immersive entertainment, IP technology diffusion, international residency, cross-domain technology, and future communities. It hopes to create various new cooperation possibilities through the exchange of technology, creativity and culture.

On September 10, 2024, Golden Summit Award winner and knitwear queen Gioia Pan released the 2025 Spring/Summer Haute Couture Collection at the Beijing China International Fashion Week. At the show, many celebrity friends of the brand showed up to support, and well-known artists such as Richie Jen, Peng Jiahui, and Hanggai Band appeared in the front row to watch the show, which was star-studded and attracted everyone's attention.

Inventec VRSTATE is the strategic partner of this event. It used Metaverse technology and artificial intelligence tools to produce live rendered digital images for the entire show, which matched the creativity of laser screens and time gates, creating a mysterious and futuristic atmosphere. It presented a magnificent auditory feast.

This series is themed "Time and Space Traces", inspired by the natural landforms, stone carving art and folk culture essence of northern Shaanxi, and consists of three series.

"The Taiwan Expo is our outpost for expanding the market." Inventec, which has participated in the Taiwan Expo for five consecutive years, is a familiar face at the Taiwan Expo. The night before the opening, a group of more than ten people from Inventec came to Dongguan from Taiwan, led by Lin Hongzhou, general manager of Inventec's Enterprise Computer Business Group and the Sixth Computer Business Department.

According to IDC data in 2023, about one in every five servers in the world comes from Inventec. As the world's largest server motherboard manufacturer, Inventec has focused on server research and development, design and production for more than 20 years. And Dongguan, with its comprehensive manufacturing ecosystem, is becoming Inventec's favorite "experimental field" in the mainland market.

AI servers, edge calculators, metaverse photo frames... At the 15th Taiwan Expo, Inventec showcased its various edge-to-cloud solutions. "Good wine needs to be promoted frequently." Inventec, which compares itself to a "waiter", is looking for mainland "promoters" who recognize its strength at the Taiwan Expo.

Inventec. Reporter Wu Kangwei / Photography

Chipmaker AMD has announced that it will set up a research and development center in Kaohsiung. Mayor Chen Chi-mai has also confirmed that AMD will settle in the Asia Bay area. Both sides hope to create an exclusive R&D base with packaging, high-speed transmission, and AI applications through expanded development in the local area. As a Taiwanese manufacturer and AMD's partner, Inventec (2356) also showcased its masterpiece of the "VRSTATE" technology, the "Metaverse Platform", in Kaohsiung Asia Bay on the 23rd. Whether the two sides will have more cooperation in Kaohsiung in the future has attracted market attention.

Inventec, an AI server giant, TECHMAN ROBOT, a famous AI collaborative robot company, and AUO Digitech, a smart industry service provider...... Well-known Taiwanese companies in artificial intelligence is here! From September 5th to 8th, the 15th Dongguan Taiwan Famous Products Expo (hereinafter referred to as "Dongguan Taiwan Expo") 2024 was held at Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center, bringing together a new generation of information technology Taiwan-funded enterprises from all over the country.