Project Overview
Ballet Hero is a wearable technology garment intended to aid with the instruction of ballet technique to adult beginners.
For this project, a phenomenological framework was developed and used to assess physiological training tools. Following this, an e-textile garment was developed that incorporates visual feedback inspired by animation techniques that more directly convey the essential movements of ballet.
The garment was presented in the Design Exhibition at the 2014 International Symposium for Wearable Computing in Seattle, Washington, and received the Jury Award for Best Functional Design.
For this project, a phenomenological framework was developed and used to assess physiological training tools. Following this, an e-textile garment was developed that incorporates visual feedback inspired by animation techniques that more directly convey the essential movements of ballet.
The garment was presented in the Design Exhibition at the 2014 International Symposium for Wearable Computing in Seattle, Washington, and received the Jury Award for Best Functional Design.
My Role
I collaborated with a team of Georgia Tech graduate students in Industrial Design and Human Computer Interaction programs to conceptualize, design, and build the Ballet Hero garment.
Photo Credits: Alison McKenna and James Hallam