Esync EA Betaurrekoak by Esync Design Team

Esync EA Betaurrekoak by Esync Design Team is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award in Teknologia Jantzigaien Diseinua Competition Category.

BurdinaTeknologia Jantzigaia· 2024

Esync EA Betaurrekoak

by Esync Design Team

Client: E-Sync

Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Teknologia Jantzigaia Category

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The Design

About Esync EA Betaurrekoak

E-sync entzumen-galera duten pertsonentzako jantziteko komunikazio-laguntza bat da, IA erabiltzen duena hizketa eta emozioak aztertzeko. Hizketaren edukia eta emozioak testu eta bibrazio taktiletan bihurtzen ditu, erabiltzaileak hizlariaren tonua uler dezan. Erabiltzaileek zeinu-hizkuntzaz erantzun dezakete, IAk ahozko mezuetara bihurtzen dituelarik. Gailuaren diseinu tolesgarria erosoa eta babeslea da, eta eguneroko janzkerarekin bat datorren kolore-eskema dotorea du. Aplikazio laguntzaileak hizkuntza-prozesatzea denbora errealean pertsonalizatzea ahalbidetzen du, erabiltzaileen komunikazio-esperientzia hobetuz gizarte-elkarrekintzetan.

The Recognition

About the Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award

Esync EA Betaurrekoak Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, ondo diseinatutako sorkuntzetatik espero diren eskakizun profesional eta industrialak betetzen dituzten diseinu onei ematen zaien aitorpen prestijiotsua. Burdin-mailako irabazleek beren sortzaileen trebetasun handia, espezializazio handia, adituen ulermena eta sormen-gaitasuna erakusten dituzte. Esync EA Betaurrekoak oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den sorkuntza izatea espero da, praktikoa eta berritzailea dena. Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek sektoreko praktika onenak integratzen ditu eta know-how-ari eta talentuari lotutako ezaugarri tekniko gaituak ditu. Esync EA Betaurrekoak zehaztasunagatik errespetatua den lana da, eta mundua leku hobea egiten laguntzen duten bizi-kalitatearen hobekuntzak eskaintzeko diseinatua dagoena.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: E-sync, AR smart glasses for the hearing impaired, aims to improve emotion recognition and expression in interpersonal communication. E-sync uses AI hardware to analyze speech and gestures, generating visual and auditory feedback through AR technology. It adapts to social contexts and emotional signals, enhancing communication for the hearing impaired and reducing misunderstandings.
Dimensions & Packaging: 150mm x 155mm x 38mm
E-sync's unique lens storage design adds convenience and protection, while its elegant color scheme and material combination enhance comfort and style, making it both functional and fashionable. Moreover, the accompanying app E-connect, allows for real-time language processing adjustments, ensuring convenient usage.
Tags: AR glasses, Hearing-impaired people, Emotional expression, AI Hardware, Smart Wearable Technology
Production Technology: The introduction of AI technology into E-sync enhances face-to-face communication for the hearing-impaired. It recognizes speech content and emotional cues, converting them into text and tactile feedback. Users can respond using sign language, which the device converts into suitable speech based on gesture recognition. This closed-loop communication process, aided by AI hardware, reduces misunderstandings, and improves social interactions.
Design Challenge: We extensively considered the shape and size of the product during the design process, exploring options like smartphones and smartwatches, but ultimately choosing glasses as the most convenient option. We also considered privacy concerns during communication between individuals with hearing loss and hearing individuals, addressing these issues in our design of aesthetics and functionalities.
Research: 60.5M+ individuals with severe to total hearing loss struggle with conventional aids, limiting access to info & effective communication. Current assistive devices mainly convert speech-to-text, ignoring the depth of understanding and emotional conveyance crucial in social interactions. This barrier exacerbates isolation, discrimination, and mental health concerns in a hearing-centric society.
Inspiration: People with disabling hearing loss face limitations in accessing auditory cues, resulting in lower emotional cognition compared to hearing individuals. This lack of emotional understanding can lead to misunderstandings in social interactions and difficulties in conveying true emotions and attitudes. Consequently, it may cause offense or awkwardness, leading to misunderstandings and inconvenience.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2024 in Beijing and finished in March 2024 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: E-sync utilizes AI to analyze the speech information of the hearing population, generating visual information, which is then presented to the user through augmented reality technology on the lenses of the glasses. Additionally, the product scans sign language gestures through cameras and translates them into corresponding phrases. Based on the user's social occasions and physiological signals related to personal emotions, AI processes and outputs complete sentences through the speaker.
Team Members: Yiyu Qi
Wenfei Li
Yihuan Ma
Wenbing Du