A joyful young girl with curly hair laughs with pure delight, captured in a warm orange-tinted portrait photograph.

The science of fun

How we turn giggles and heartbeats into valuable travel advice for parents.

kid reviewed: it starts with a laugh tracker

"A patent-style white line art diagram on a black background illustrating a two-component device. The left circular component is labeled 'Recording Device' and 'Transmitting Device,' with 'Ha Ha Ha' text indicating sound capture. The right rounded component is labeled 'Kid-Proof Shell,' with binary code streaming from it to represent data transmission."
"A patent-style white line art diagram on a black background illustrating a two-component device. The left circular component is labeled 'Recording Device' and 'Transmitting Device,' with 'Ha Ha Ha' text indicating sound capture. The right rounded component is labeled 'Kid-Proof Shell,' with binary code streaming from it to represent data transmission."

a what?

A smart wearable device that measures and records audio samples and heart rate data.

SEE FOR YOURSELF

How It Works

Turning laughs into data.

Kids wearing Laugh Trackers visit an attraction

Data is recorded. Laugh Trackers detect and record audio and heart rate.

Data sent to a neural network. Audio files are sent to the cloud.

Is it a laugh? AI software uses machine learning to determine if the sound is laughter.

No

Yes!

The data is then fed into our Fun Meter
to provide a visual display of fun at a
given attraction.

An animated GIF showing a smiling face.
so far...
30+ POPULAR TENNESSEE ATTRACTIONS
2,023,723+ DATA POINTS ANALYZED
54,433 MOMENTS OF EXCITEMENT DETECTED (ABOVE RESTING HEART RATE)
97% OF KIDS INDICATED THEY HAD FUN
LAUGH STATS
1,634,400+ SECONDS OF LAUGHTER
80 AVG. LAUGHS PER HOUR (PER KID)

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Family Trip Ideas
"A man in a blue t-shirt joyfully lifts a smiling toddler high in the air at a busy outdoor playground, surrounded by lush green trees and families enjoying the park in the background."
"A man in a blue t-shirt joyfully lifts a smiling toddler high in the air at a busy outdoor playground, surrounded by lush green trees and families enjoying the park in the background."
Tennessee Playcation Kid's Guide booklet displayed with open pages showing activities like Deep Space Design and Honeycomb Maze on teal background.
Tennessee Playcation Kid's Guide booklet displayed with open pages showing activities like Deep Space Design and Honeycomb Maze on teal background.

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