Closing General Session: What If We Were to Reimagine the Way People Experienced Music? Wearable Technology Increases Accessibility

  • Room: Columbia Ballroom
Thursday,January 26, 2023:2:30 PM -4:00 PM

Speaker(s)

Moderator
Betty Siegel
Director, Office of Access and VSA
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Panelist
Dani Rose
Managing Director
Art-Reach
Panelist
Daniel Belquer
Chief Vibrational Officer / Co-Founder
Music: Not Impossible
Panelist
Veronica Chapman-Smith
Vice President of Community Initiatives
Opera Philadelphia

Description

Our closing general session explores a new type of wearable concert-going technology. The Vibrotextile(TM) vest with wrist and angle bands pulses in sync with live musical performances, enabling wearers to feel the music through their skin - giving both deaf and hearing concertgoers and music fans a new way to enjoy their experience through vibrations across the whole body. In partnership with Music: Not Impossible, Art-Reach and Opera Philadelphia this session will showcase (and live demo) this new, innovative and revolutionary technology, how it was inspired, and ways it has been experimented with to provide a unique and nuanced music experience that enhances accessibility for everyone. 


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Additional Info

Key Learning #1:
Why the latest advancements in wearable technology are groundbreaking for how audience members can interact with performance art

Key Learning #2:
How audience members can have an enhanced experience through the utilization of wearable technology

Key Learning #3:
How haptic suits make live events more accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing people



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