I've never understood this kind of thing. My immediate impression - as someone with hearing who has never tried one of these vests - is not that deaf people are being included, but rather they're being given an entirely separate experience. It's almost like if I went to a Taylor Swift concert but brought my headphones and listened to Bon Jovi the whole time.
How do you "translate" music into vibrations while preserving the feeling created by the original work? Do these vests actually create a similar experience for deaf people or are they just something novel to occupy themselves with while everyone else is listening to the music?
Not trying to be cynical here. I'm genuinely curious if anyone can speak to this from experience.
How do you "translate" music into vibrations while preserving the feeling created by the original work? Do these vests actually create a similar experience for deaf people or are they just something novel to occupy themselves with while everyone else is listening to the music?
Not trying to be cynical here. I'm genuinely curious if anyone can speak to this from experience.