Brianna Clyburn

Hi Brianna,

This is such a hot button issue at the moment and has been gaining traction on social media. Last week, I saw so many of my followers post graphics depicting how the U.S. is the only country that doesn’t offer parental leave. Other countries offer this benefit to both parents with the promise of returning to their previous job positions. I love the idea for an app that you are proposing, as I think it would alleviate a lot of stress for parents to try to find the best care for their child. Right now, different services are sort of scattered all over the place, which makes it hard for parents to keep track of everything. Day care is expensive, and creating an app that would allow users to filter by type of care and budget would be a game changer.

Hi Brianna!

Interesting find! I love the idea of putting technology in a shirt. I immediately thought of an HP commercial that told a similar story but used lights. I read that this company also designed garments with lighting and won awards for it. I would be curious to see if they can combine two senses in one shirt (touch and sight).

There could be multiple uses for this shirt as well. As we get progress to VR types of gaming, this could be used to enhance the experience of the user. I can only imagine what it would feel like to be in a game. The only downside to this shirt right now is how expensive it is. It’s almost unfair how it is free to listen to music with your ears and costs almost $4k for someone who is deaf.

Great post!

Hey Brianna,

This is such an interesting find! I have never thought of literally feeling the music. Sometimes you can “feel” the music when you are listening to it but not literally. This is such a cool concept. It makes me wonder if dancers could use this technology as well when they are choreographing. Many choreographers like to choreograph on the beat rather than words. This could be a huge help to them being able to feel the beat rather than just listening to it. I would imagine this would be expensive however. This has to be powerful technology in order to transfer all those beats to a T-shirt.

I am amazed by whoever came up with this idea. Who knew music could be 3D someday too. We tend to experience the music based on memory, how happy or sad the lyrics make you feel. This could definitely be a very useful product for people with disabilities. But it might be too expensive since it’s in the beginning phases. It might be able to reach a market where people in the music industry try to experiment with their music to get the context of what their audience might or might not like. It definitely has the potential to change the way people with hearing disabilities feel music.

Hey Brianna!

Interesting read! I had never thought about clothing that offered physical sensation before. I love that aspect of being at a loud concert or bar and being able to feel the music through your whole body; It adds another layer of enjoyment! It’s fantastic that this shirt is intended for people who are hearing-impaired – what a great way to consume music through another one of our five senses! I wonder if these shirts could also be applied to music therapy in the mental health world as well. I imagine combining a touch sensation with listening to help reduce stress and anxiety would be very beneficial. And perhaps using it for medical purposes could mean health insurance assistance with the cost.

Thanks for sharing!

Hey Brianna,

This is such a fascinating find! As someone that loves the experience of live music, I love this idea. The vibrations of music can definitely have an uplifting effect on people, but I would have never thought to turn it into a wearable clothing item. I could see these shirts being used in a variety of settings from being studied in music school to helping improve mental health issues and more. I agree with some of the above posters that this device is too expensive and therefore would be difficult to be widely distributed at this time. While it might appeal to those who are hard of hearing, those who can listen to music the regular way might be hesitant at this price point. I do think this concept is onto something, however, and that maybe there would is a way to make it more available for the consumer in the future. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Brianna! When these occurrences happen to me it is really unsettling and it makes me slightly more aware of the amount of data I am sharing with big companies. I think simply to Siri, an AI technology that is always listening to our conversations just in case we were to mention the name to research or ask a question. Anything that we say could be listened to, tracked and manipulated on our devices. This data can easily be sold to third parties and other apps attached to the device helping to better target their customers. I love to think that I am not getting the same ads and there is a level of personalization, but I also hate the idea of being listened to unknowingly on my devices. Scary stuff!

The entertainment industry has come a long way if we think about promoting new movies/shows. As you said, social media platforms have made it easier for moviemakers to reach a larger audience. Each movie/show have been creating their social media accounts where they post exclusive content before release. They post teasers and small clips of the movies on those platforms to keep the audience engaged and curious. When people get interested, they create theories about a movie/show and post them on Instagram or TikTok, keeping the movie in talks even before its release. That’s an excellent way of promoting/marketing because it barely costs anything. The makers create a sense of curiosity among the audience, wanting them to return to the movies or the digital platforms. Marvel does an excellent job keeping their audience engaged with their post-credit scenes.