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Drum Gloves: Bringing Teens Together
by admin on Jul.12, 2010, under Functional Wearables, Wearables
Beat On the Block Drum Gloves Complete Set
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Arnoud den Besten, Kristo De Pooter, Sam Vesters and Thomas Leterme are students of the Artesis University College of Antwerp who have recently added to the long line of wearable gloves with their latest concept, the The Beat on the Block Drum Gloves. The prototype, made of micro-switches connected to a computer, a backpack with speakers and controls to change the instruments, was created with the intent of bringing together the immigrants and native teens of Belgium. The Gloves, according to Besten the gloves make it possible “…for the youth worker to make contact with immigrant youth who are on the street”.
That is, it is a way for two circles of life – which may normally never cross – to meet, share and grow together by creating music, uploading to the Drum Glove website and building on what others have contributed. A sort of social networking music making site. While it is still under development the goal of the designers is get people creating and working together.
Check out the designers video of real drummers trying out the Drum Gloves.
Drum gloves from Arnoud on Vimeo.
