Esync Gafas AR by Esync Design Team is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Tecnoloxías Vestibles Competition Category.

FerroTecnoloxía Vestible· 2024

Esync Gafas AR

by Esync Design Team

Client: E-Sync

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Tecnoloxía Vestible Category

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The Design

About Esync Gafas AR

E-sync é unha axuda de comunicación vestible para persoas con perda auditiva, que usa IA para analizar a fala e as emocións. Converte o contido da fala e as emocións en texto e vibracións táctiles para que os usuarios entendan o ton do falante. Os usuarios poden responder en lingua de signos, que se converte en mensaxes de voz mediante IA. O deseño pregable do dispositivo é cómodo e protector, cun elegante esquema de cores que se integra coa vestimenta diaria. A aplicación complementaria permite a personalización do procesamento da linguaxe en tempo real, mellorando a experiencia de comunicación dos usuarios nas interaccións sociais.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Esync Gafas AR gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Esync Gafas AR sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Esync Gafas AR é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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