Slouch Screamer !@?!

THE POSTURE THEORY by M.A.Banfield© states that bad posture or form compromises bodily function. Slouching contributes to pressure on organs and stress and tension in muscular structure. This is bad for body business. The Slouch Screamer !@?! is a wearable posture sensor with a whimsical approach to an upright and centered self. A flex sensor is placed on the axis of hypochondria. When the wearer slouches, an audible scream is heard and the scream intensifies with angle of compression. Vibration motors also cue upright behavior.

Pictured here is the research sequence of possible spinal slouching variations with falling from chair. The lines are traces of the spine in the various positions with the head black and tail white. From this visualization we found the optimal point to place the sensor. It is also called the axis of hypochondria.