Stillness - Exploring the Value of Quiet

A project in Austin, TX by Ryan Yard
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A smartphone application for iOS, and Android, for reducing noise pollution
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Backers: 13
Average Pledge Per Backer: $199

Funded: $2,589 of $30,000
Dates: May 1st -> Jun 30th (60 days)
Project By: Ryan Yard
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Latest News

Thank you!

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all very much for supporting our project, unfortunately we didn't meet our goal, time to regroup, and try out a contingency, more to come over the next few weeks. We plan on holding ourselves to the goal of releasing a minimally viable... (Read More)

6 Days to Go

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all very much for your support, next week will start the countdown. I am hard at work making this idea a reality, currently engineering my heart out deep in the weeds with signal processing, and control theory. Have a great weekend!  (Read More)

Coming into the final stretch

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Just sending out a heads up, that we are two weeks out from the end of the project. Please share, and send with anyone you think might have interest. We will continue to send updates, and will share more about what we have learned from the experience... (Read More)

Continued Progress - Halfway there

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Some quick updates, released v0.0.9 for testing, hit the halfway mark with our kickstarter project, posted more technical details here, and released another demonstration   (Read More)

With and Without Headphones - Stillness

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is another video that demonstrates the concept of how I envision the selective feature of stillness working. Let me know if you think these are good examples.  (Read More)

How does Stillness Work — part2

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Diving into the generate component in more detail here  (Read More)

What is unique about stillness?

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Continuing along the theme of providing more details, I thought it would be beneficial to make a quick video describing the unique concept, why its different, who it's for, and how it might be used.  (Read More)

Before and After - Stillness

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I thought it might be helpful to put together a video that demonstrates the concept of how I envision stillness working, I will put together a few more examples, and will continue to elaborate on the technical details. More to come.  (Read More)

How does Stillness Work — part1

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Starting at a high-level, I am outlining the details behind the stillness app here.   (Read More)

Find Stillness

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
As mentioned  last week, I am switching gears, and will start over the course of the next few weeks posting more substantive materials, and updates. I published a video of me describing the origin, and a high-level overview of the approach, and... (Read More)

Focus, concentration, and something funny

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Going to switch gears next week, and start posting more substantive details on the project, wire-frames of the UI, high-level architecture, and a few videos that explain, and demonstrate the concept, and technology. In the meantime, I've posted a... (Read More)

Week one in the bag!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Slowly but surely we are getting there, hopefully we are more like the tortoise in this regard. Going to do a few more animal video posts, then switch gears. Thank you all very much for your support so far, please share with the hashtag... (Read More)

Do you sense a distrubance?

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Going with a May the 4th themed update, we did a closed beta release v0.0.7 to a larger group of testers,   here is a quick screenshot. I have been doing some fun little videos for social media. I am currently focused on addressing some feedback... (Read More)

Thank you for an awesome Day1

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for your support, and helping me bring Stillness to the world!  (Read More)

Getting off to a great start!

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Planning a series of along these lines, using the hashtag: #unwantedsound Please share with friends/family, or anyone who might be interested.  (Read More)

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