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Sentio: Feel the music

Lundfeldt, Moa (2022) In Diploma work IDEM05 20222
Industrial Design
Abstract
Vision and hearing are two dominant senses, and when having a combined
impairment of both vision and hearing, the reliability and use of our touch
increases. Sentio was designed for the sense of touch, making it possible for the
sensory impaired to enjoy music with the help of vibrations.

The purpose of this project was to design Sentio, a product based on the
technology developed by Pariception AB. Sentio is a vibrotactile music aid that
uses four vibrators with different frequency ranges that enables individuals with
hearing impairment, deafness or deafblindness to perceive and enjoy music by
vibrations.

Sentio can be worn on the head or around the neck to change the placement of
the vibrations from the head to the... (More)
Vision and hearing are two dominant senses, and when having a combined
impairment of both vision and hearing, the reliability and use of our touch
increases. Sentio was designed for the sense of touch, making it possible for the
sensory impaired to enjoy music with the help of vibrations.

The purpose of this project was to design Sentio, a product based on the
technology developed by Pariception AB. Sentio is a vibrotactile music aid that
uses four vibrators with different frequency ranges that enables individuals with
hearing impairment, deafness or deafblindness to perceive and enjoy music by
vibrations.

Sentio can be worn on the head or around the neck to change the placement of
the vibrations from the head to the chest. The band is flexible so it can be shaped
for different body shapes without compromising the quality of the vibrations. To
increase the vibrations from an audio speaker, people with hearing impairment
tend to raise the volume, which may disturb their surroundings. Sentio can
transmit sounds in two ways; through a microphone or via a bluetooth device.
The microphone helps the user to feel the sounds around them, and the bluetooth
feature enables the user to feel music without disturbing people around them.

Every individual, sensory impaired or not, experience music differently. Therefore, the possibility to personalize the use of Sentio was the main focus of the project. (Less)
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author
Lundfeldt, Moa
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IDEM05 20222
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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Diploma work
report number
ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/EX--21/50561-SE
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ISRN
language
English
id
9101719
date added to LUP
2022-10-25 14:05:47
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2022-10-25 14:05:47
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  abstract     = {{Vision and hearing are two dominant senses, and when having a combined 
impairment of both vision and hearing, the reliability and use of our touch 
increases. Sentio was designed for the sense of touch, making it possible for the 
sensory impaired to enjoy music with the help of vibrations.

The purpose of this project was to design Sentio, a product based on the 
technology developed by Pariception AB. Sentio is a vibrotactile music aid that 
uses four vibrators with different frequency ranges that enables individuals with 
hearing impairment, deafness or deafblindness to perceive and enjoy music by 
vibrations.

Sentio can be worn on the head or around the neck to change the placement of 
the vibrations from the head to the chest. The band is flexible so it can be shaped 
for different body shapes without compromising the quality of the vibrations. To 
increase the vibrations from an audio speaker, people with hearing impairment 
tend to raise the volume, which may disturb their surroundings. Sentio can 
transmit sounds in two ways; through a microphone or via a bluetooth device. 
The microphone helps the user to feel the sounds around them, and the bluetooth 
feature enables the user to feel music without disturbing people around them.

Every individual, sensory impaired or not, experience music differently. Therefore, the possibility to personalize the use of Sentio was the main focus of the project.}},
  author       = {{Lundfeldt, Moa}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Diploma work}},
  title        = {{Sentio: Feel the music}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}