WeSync ~ The Heartbeat Monitor That Helps Sync Two People’s BPM

Co-initiator. Project was completed with Oran Goral in which design, coding, assembly, execution, presentation, video editing, etc were mutually shared responsibilities.

The WeSync is a sleek laser-cut box reminiscent of an Apple product containing an arduino, two heartbeat sensors and LEDs that guides pairs to sync their heart rates. WeSync can be used as a compatibility activity, a tool for cardio workouts or to simply promote a unique connection between two people. 

Each user places their finger on a heartbeat sensor and the sampled BPM coordinates to different BPM ranges. A higher BPM displays a red LED through the laser cut box for that user, while a user with lower BPM is depicted by a blue LED. The WeSync will continue to sample both subjects until the BPMs are within close ranges and during synchronization will trigger an 8×8 LED matrix to display a rainbow animation. 

 One of my favorite projects I’ve worked on! Aside from being the perfect project to combine all of my newly learned prototyping skills, it was inspiring to witness enthusiastic classmates engage with our own creation. This ultimately resurfaced my passion in working with biosensors and using biofeedback to connect people toward positive social behaviors. Due to the time constraint we were unable to conduct a research study using the prototype but given the opportunity I would be glad to initiate this.

C++ programming, Embedded systems design with Arduino, Laser Cutter, Biosensors, Adobe Premiere

Received ‘A’ for project and Creative Prototyping Course