Birdy Speaker by Leijing Zhou and Xin An |
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| DESIGN NAME: Birdy PRIMARY FUNCTION: Speaker INSPIRATION: The design of Birdy is inspired by the way bird breeders often stroke and interact with their pets. The bird is located at the top and the bottom is a conical speaker. It is designed to foster emotional connections between users and the device, creating a more natural and seamless user experience. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Birdy provides a more engaging way to control music playback. With its bird-shaped game stick, users can interact with their music in a unique and interesting way, making the experience feel more natural and intuitive. Designed to emulate the experience of touching and interacting with a live creature, Birdy provides a refreshing departure from traditional, lifeless speakers. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Users can control their music playback by swinging the bird-shaped game stick at the top, similar to a joystick. Swinging the bird backward or forward adjusts the volume, while swinging it left or right skips to the previous or next song. Additionally, Birdy is also a smart home assistant that responds to different bird calls. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in March 2021 in Qingdao and finished in September 2022 in Ningbo. |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The speaker features two 5W drivers with a dual-channel class D amplifier. On the top of the cone is a joystick sensor that detects the movement of the bird above it in both XY axes, thus controlling the music playback. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The full height of the product is 316mm. The bottom cone speaker is 250mm high and the maximum diameter is 142mm. TAGS: Speaker, Emotional design, Bird, Bionics, Natural RESEARCH ABSTRACT: People communicate emotionally with their pets and we have studied various interactions between people and their pets and found that we were inspired by the interaction between humans and bird pets, where on the one hand birds have a natural connection to music and on the other hand their physical interaction between human and birds can be extracted as a way to control the music. CHALLENGE: The biggest challenge of the design is how to give an emotional connection to a technological artifact. We were inspired by the interaction between humans and birds, where birds have a natural connection to music. This led us to design Birdy, a speaker that offers a more natural and intuitive way to interact with technology, bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds. ADDED DATE: 2023-02-26 15:51:26 TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Leijing Zhou and Xin An IMAGE CREDITS: Xin An |
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NAME: Zhejiang University PROFILE: Zhejiang University is a public research university based in Hangzhou, China. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China, with a focus on pro-innovation education and vibrant research. |
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Birdy Speaker by Leijing Zhou and Xin An is Winner in Audio and Sound Equipment Design Category, 2022 - 2023.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Leijing Zhou and Xin An. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Leijing Zhou and Xin An. |
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