I built physical album cards with NFC tags to teach my son music discovery
7 hours ago
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- The author reminisces about their childhood experience of collecting CDs and developing a personal taste in music.
- Concerned about their 10-year-old's passive music consumption through streaming services, the author sought a tangible alternative.
- They created NFC-enabled trading cards featuring album art, allowing their son to play music by tapping the cards on a home speaker system.
- The project involved selecting themed album packs, designing trading cards with AI-extended album art, and integrating NFC tags linked to personal MP3 files via PlexAmp.
- The author 3D printed a display model for the cards and observed their son engaging actively with the music, choosing and exploring albums physically.
- The initiative aimed to foster active music discovery and ownership, contrasting with the passive consumption encouraged by modern streaming services.