A Switzerland-based team of researchers have created a device, the RiSR vest, that may help you feel and look more confident in social situations.
The RiSR vest is a piece of wearable technology designed to improve your posture via vibration feedback. By doing so, the vest may help you look and feel more confident in situations that call for it, such as talking to the opposite sex or presenting in front of a group of people. As the designers' website describes, many of our day-to-day communications are based on body language, and the vest helps you improve your body "skills" in order to improve your interactions with others and the way they perceive you.
To use the innovative system requires an intense calibration and role-playing process, which is shown in this video. The RiSR vest needs to "learn" an individual's body movements and posture habits before it can successfully help you improve your body positions in the real-world.
What's Driving This Trend
- Posture-improving Wearables
- The RiSR vest is an example of wearable technology that improves posture with potential opportunities for improving workplace ergonomics.
- Vibro-tactile Feedback Devices
- The use of vibration feedback in the RiSR vest can be applied in other devices for physical therapy and rehabilitation.
- Body-language-based Communication Tools
- The RiSR vest's focus on body language indicates a potential trend toward technology that enhances nonverbal communication and emotional intelligence.
Who This Affects Most
- Wearable Technology
- The development of posture-improving wearables has potential implications for health and fitness wearable technology.
- Fashion and Clothing
- Fashion designers may explore incorporating posture-improving wearables into clothing lines for everyday use and special events.
- Communication and Social Skills Training
- The RiSR vest has potential applications in communication and social skills training for individuals with social anxiety or other communication disorders.
