Qureshi, ZiadMolina, Jose2018-02-272018-02-272017-10-12http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2521How do individual headphones influence the socialization of a community through its shared environment? This research looks at portability, public and private spaces, types of devices, and change over time to formulate an understanding of peoples’ experience with others and music. Based on social findings and user interests, headphones have typically isolated the individual from public interaction. Design offers an opportunity to plug back into public life. The outcome of this investigation provides a hybrid of a shared yet personal space that encourages engagement via music to alleviate isolation.en-USThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Poster