As if watching a game weren’t nerve-racking enough: the vibrant soccer jersey lets you feel the ups and downs of a great match
- The soccer fan jersey sends haptic feedback vibrations to the user’s chest
- Shirt connects to smartphone app via bluetooth and uses live game data
- It vibrates during key game events including goals, cards, fouls and more
If watching football in ultra high-definition 4K with surround sound and real-time stats streaming to the iPad isn’t enough, football fans will soon be able to “feel” the game, thanks to a new fan jersey.
Fans can wear their team’s jersey with pride with additional haptic feedback sending subtle vibrations to the user’s chest whenever players score a goal, take a card, or any other key event during the match.
The “Football Fan Shirt” is the brainchild of Sydney-based Wearable Experiments, which claims the shirt is “the fourth dimension of entertainment” and connects fans and players like never before.
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The ‘Football Fan Shirt’ (pictured) connects to a smartphone app via Bluetooth and the wearer receives haptic feedback whenever there is an in-game event, including goals, cards, fouls and the celebrations
And the jersey is launched in time for the European Championships, which take place across France.
Users connect their jersey to their smartphone via Bluetooth and receive feedback whenever there is an in-game event, including goals, cards, fouls and celebrations.
Through the dedicated app, users can choose their team and the app then uses real-time game data to tell the jersey when to buzz.
According to Wearable Experiments: “It creates an heightened sense of excitement that blurs the lines between player and spectator. “
Wearable Experiments (or We: eX), which also has offices in New York City, unveiled a jersey for American football fans at the Super Bowl in February.
Football Fan Shirt sends haptic feedback vibrations to the wearer’s chest (shirt shown, with yellow dots indicating where feedback is being felt). It connects to an app on the user’s phone via bluetooth and uses real-time game data
In 2014, We: eX was commissioned to merge hardware software and clothing design for an experiment to create “Alert Shirt,” the precursor to the latest shirt.
Billie Whitehouse, designer and director of We: eX said at the time, “Wearable technology needs to be intuitive and seamless in our daily lives, enhancing our life experience while connecting us with others and the world at large.
‘[Alert Shirt] is an important first step in the right direction.
However, it remains to be seen whether the football fan jersey can survive a party bath after a big win, or even the UK summer drizzle for fans watching matches on pitches across the country.
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