Jambo

Neurotechnology Wearables

07 2025

Prototyping

XR

Neurotech

XR

DELIVERABLES

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INTRO

Pregnancy is a journey filled with emotions, sensations, and connections—yet these experiences are often felt in isolation. Our project, CoFeel, seeks to bridge this gap.

Trailer Video

What it is

Turning Pregnancy Into a Shared Journey

CoFeel is an immersive VR experience that lets partners and family feel pregnancy together. By translating real fetal movements and emotional states into a shared virtual environment, CoFeel makes pregnancy a multisensory, participatory experience rather than a solitary one

This is what longboard dancing looks like. Dancers usually post-edit music or listen to music while they dance.

Here’s what Jambo sounds like. The rider’s dancing style is captured by the board and transformed into sound.

The problem

We used EMG sensors on the abdomen to detect fetal movements and EEG sensors on the frontal and occipital lobes to monitor emotional states. These signals form the bridge between the pregnant individual’s inner experience and the shared virtual world

Sample sound

Pitch bend

tempo

Sample sound

Pitch bend

tempo

Partners immersed in VR can respond by lighting a symbolic lotus lamp—sending comforting LED patterns back to the pregnant person’s wearable vest. Interacting with the baby’s avatar in VR also triggers glowing feedback, creating a continuous emotional loop between mother, partner, and baby

Force-sensitive resistor: sandwich the Velostat between two squares of copper tape.

Drum Pad: based on which part of the board is pressed, different samples will play.

Sample sound

Velostat

copper tape

Force-sensitive resistor: sandwich the Velostat between two squares of copper tape.

Drum Pad: based on which part of the board is pressed, different samples will play.

Sample sound

Velostat

copper tape

Force-sensitive resistor: sandwich the Velostat between two squares of copper tape.

Drum Pad: based on which part of the board is pressed, different samples will play.

Sample sound

Velostat

copper tape

The fashion e-commerce platform includes a range of features designed to enhance user engagement and drive sales. Shoppers can enjoy a personalized experience with tailored recommendations based on browsing history and purchase patterns.

Pregnancy brings intense physical and emotional changes—but often, these experiences are invisible to loved ones. This emotional gap can increase anxiety and leave expectant mothers feeling alone, even with strong support systems

User Background

Medium (Jambo)

Experience

Music Driven By

Emphasis on Dancing

Music Driven By

Emphasis on Dancing

Brings new perspective to

Music Production

Brings new perspective to

Music Production

Music Driven By

Emphasis on Musicianship

Music Driven By

Emphasis on Musicianship

Brings new perspective to

Longboard Dancing

Brings new perspective to

Longboard Dancing

Design Philosophy

Emotions as Weather

Pregnancy Is Felt in Isolation

Environment Visualization in VR

Feeling Each Other’s Presence

Additional micro adjustments & customization within Max/msp

potential for generative sound synthesis & effect

Gather data of dancer’s movements using Arduino

feet position, wheel speed, and board tilt

Map value to MIDI Control in Ableton Live

to sample sound, tempo, and pitch

Bidirectional Interaction

layout

Jambo 1.0

Jambo 2.0

triggering multiple sensors all the time

clearance at the center avoids accidentally triggering sounds.

shape & size

the shape and size of the new sensor pad resemble a foot, which is more ergonomic for dancers.

Jambo 1.0

Jambo 2.0

when the dancer is simply pushing forward, the front foot stays near the center. This new layout makes music interaction more intentional.

fabrication

old sensors are unpredictable and too sensitive. we added more elastic material as a cushion in-between. New sensors are more reliable, stable, and durable.