The engaging UX of silent discos

Beyond the headphones.

Maria Alyssa
UX Collective
Published in
5 min readOct 13, 2023

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Girl having the time of her life in the middle of the dance floor at a Silent Disco
Midjourney generated by author original prompt

One fateful day, I tagged along to a cousin’s friend’s birthday celebration at a Silent Disco. For those new to Silent Discos, it’s like going to a dance party but instead of everyone hearing music through speakers, the DJs stream music into Bluetooth headphones we all wear. To an outsider looking in, it looks like a bizarre group of people wearing headphones and moving…

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