My master's thesis asked one question: what if listening to music alone could feel like being on a dance floor?
I spent months interviewing people about specific moments. The stranger you dance near without speaking. Heartbeats syncing with the bass. The second you look up and the whole room is feeling the same thing.
These moments have specific behaviours: presence without interruption, synchrony without announcement, proximity without exchange. I was looking for the digital equivalent.
Six prototypes came out of it. Presence Pulse. Song Reactions. Heartbeat Sync. Music Soulmate. Digital Dancefloor. And a sixth that can't be named — Spotify took it on for internal development. Each started not from a feature but from a specific felt moment. Exhibited as interactive prototypes in 2024.
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