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What makes this toy fun?
This toy is designed for adults as a stress reducer. It works in many ways for the user:
- Bring out the pleasure of laughter
- Have an objective to achieve
- The process of achieving the object, works as a stress reliever
The process from a to b of this toy is the get the ball at the end of the string inside the hole on the structure of the toy on the side.
It takes some time for the user to get the ball in it’s objective location, but this is what keeps the player going and wanting to get achieve the goal over and over again.
It’s small, portable form would be ideal for taking it with to the office, studio or school space. During breaks, this could help to mentally relieve the mind and body and calm down, have some laughs and relax. It will also stimulate the brain, as it exercises it. Blood flow is very important while working, this could help the user be a better student, employee, artist, anything.
Prototype and User Interaction:
- Photographs of first prototype for user testing
Video of user testing
User Testing/ Comments:
- It can get quite frustrating when the ball isn’t going in after the first few tries, but the users did not stop trying. The irritation that was observed during the user testing did not seem to be bothering or stopping the process of achieving the objective.
- The frustration brought about laughter and giggling as the user kept on trying. This made the product of a success as a toy - Although the toy proved its point as a product of fun, it still needs some improvements
Improvements based on interactions:
- A Better handle for the user to hold on to
- Reduce the size of the toy
- Have a sound, for example a bell inside the ball to make the action process more interesting - Have the string made of clear material, for aesthetic value
- Have more than one hole to make the action more interesting and more challenging
- To avoid boredom, have different attachments of different shapes for different difficulty levels - Have the bottom closed, instead of open
- Hard material, but the ball must be of a softer plastic material to avoid injuries
FINAL Product
- Taking all the user comments and experiences into consideration, this is the final complete prototype for the toy.
*ORIGINAL prototype
*FINAL prototype
Possible shape attachments (as discussed before)
- These will make the challenge even harder for the user, if they wish to make the toy more interesting.
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