GAME CONSOLE BY
SHAFIK HUFFMAN
? WHAT IS INSIDE-OUT DESIGN? Inside out design is an established market that utilizes components in products. The objective of this project is to design a consumer electronic that uses this method. The internal components will become part of the final aesthetics.
COFFEE MAKER
Strengths: Expresso/ Latte Machine Weaknesses: Overdone, Simple Opportunities: Wall Mounted, Filterless Threats: Breakable glass, E-Waste
COMPUTER TOWER
Strengths: Complexity, Materials Weaknesses: Dust, Hacking, Deep Web Opportunities: Over Heating, E-Waste Threats: Monitors, Keyboards, Water
PROJECTOR
Strengths: Gaming, Size, Streamline Weaknesses: Picture Quality Opportunities: Mounting, Buttons Threats: Dust, Shelf Life, Environment
GAME CONSOLE
Strengths: Entertaining, Memorable Weaknesses: Need a TV, Not Portable Opportunities: Display Screens / Monitors Threats: Dust, Water, Trouble-Shooting
SWAT ANALYSIS
AESTHETICS
INSPIRATION
COLORS
BIOMIMICRY
EMOTION
SPEED
TEXTURES
XBOX ONE
XBOX ONE X
XBOX 360
$249.99 [HDR] High Dynamic Range 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray 1 TB Hard-drive storage
$499.99 12GB GDDDR5 Graphics Memory 6 Teraflop GPU = 4k Environments [Faster Graphic Experience]
$149.99 120 GB Memory Storage VMX-128 Vector Unit Per Core Cores running at 3.2 GHz Each
NINTENDO SWITCH
NINTENDO WII U
PLAYSTATION 4
$299.99 Hard Drive Capacity 32GB Motion Sensor Technology MicroSDHC, Memory Card
PLAYSATION 3
$249.99 Storage Capacity: 320 GB Support 1080p HDTV Power of 2 Teraflops Per Core
$349.99 Deluxe Set The Wii U has 2GB of RAM 3 GHz PowerPC-based
$249.99 Storage size 500 GB, 1TB CPU : x86-64 AMD, 8 cores Memory Storage GDDR5, 8GB
PLAYSTATION 2
WII
$149.99 Deluxe Set Optical disc (Tray loading) (4.7 GB) 3 GHz PowerPC-based 32 MB RDRAM
MARKET ANALYSIS
$149.99 Expanded storage via SD Storage capacity: 32 GB Memory 1080p [FullHD]
Advanced
MODERN
UNPOPULAR
Neutral Gaming
FAVORITED Multi-Player
Unsuccessful HISTORIC
Video games have been around for a long time and have had many successes and falilures that must be taken into consideration. The circle indicates the area of opportunity my project will begin to follow.
DECISION MATRIX
MOOD BOARD
MATERIAL GOALS - Stainless Steel - Painted Plastic - Copper - Stainless Steel - Sheet Metal
SMART-TECHNOLOGY - Hard Drives 5TB+ - Bluetooth/ Wireless - Touchscreen Tech - Screen Displays/ Projectors
SOUND PERFORMANCE - Speaker Sizes - Battery Life - Sustainability - Robotic
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Small Lenses - Modern Tech - Precision - Minimal
“I like playing games in my spare time when I’m not working.”
“I don’t play video games...”
“ I’m bored and have nothing to do so I play a lot of video games.”
- Old fashioned gamer - Listens to techno/ Dubstep - Super Smash Brothers - Game Cube/ Mario Cart
- N/A - N/A - N/A - N/A
- Computer games - Call of Duty - Competition - Team Sports
Stephan Tan
Stephanie Mills
Josh Handson
How often do you play video games during the week?
15%
Do you get frustrated while playing competitive games?
48%
Would you own more then one type of game console?
10+ hrs
Yes
50
50
NOTE - “Play video Games” include those who identify as gamers. 50% of adults play video games including, 15% who consider themselves gamers.
USER SURVEY
Competitive Gamer - Avid Video Player High Stressful Environments Examples: COD, OverWatch, Time Crisis, Need For Speed Imersive Gamer - Passive Casual Player, enjoys Puzzle Environments/ Maps Examples: Portal, War Craft, GTA5, Tetris, Pokémon Go, League,
CASE STUDY
Peter Halley hard edge paintings & Thomas Downing’s color field theory represent the foundation of contemporary art
MODERN AESTHERICS
Piete Mondrian Square Compositions have been defined as one of the first astablished designs ever created
FINE ART INSPIRATION
SOOTHING
RELAXING
EVOLVING
SOOTHING Gaming should be a stress free expreience that engages all types of players. These keyword will be followed out through the rest of the project process. RELAXING Consumers want to enjoy the luxury of games while at the same time enjoying simple non-competive gaming. EVOLVING Having the design move and change would be a good approach the challenging question of how to deal with stress while play video games.
KEYWORDS
PLAYSTATION DISASSEMBLY - Main PCB (Printed Circuit Board) - Heat Sink | Cooler Assembly
- Mounting Bracket
- Main Processor
- Power Supply Module
- Enclosure, Main, Top, Bottom
- Hard Disk Drive
- Optical Drive Assembly
- Controller PCB
- Fan Assembly
INTERNAL COMPONENTS
LIMITATIONS Neutral Box Plain Aesthetics Need a TV Only Four Players Unsustainable
OPPORTUNITIES Interesting Components Stress Free Gaming Display Screen Interior / Enviornment Future Technologies
MAIN GOALS Inside-out Aesthetics Incorperate a Projector Display Screen Lightings / LEDS
GOALS
STORYBOARD This is a typical situation people find themselves in before playing video games. It’s pretty boring when everyone is on their phones & not paying attention to each other’s screens. What if there were a console that could engage all types of players?
MIND MAP
MIND MAP SKETCHES
SKETCH
INITIAL CONCEPTS The first twenty sketches allowed me to explore several potential aesthetic directions before refining. This was an important part of the process because it determined what direction I will move towards for my final model design.
IDEATION
EARLY | FINAL MOCKUPS
MOCKUPS | GROUP FEEDBACK This stage of the process is significant because it reveals what form will follow the system’s function as a game console and projector. Group feedback suggests incorporating liquid cooling systems and open ventilation to reduce overheating the unit.
CRITIQUE
LIQUID COOLING IDEA Seemed too scientific and dangrous to have in the home. These are the final three concepts.
PROJECTOR CONCEPT Incorporating a way to play video games when there isn’t a television. This is the final choice.
SPINNING CONSOLE This concept seems too robotic and intrusive to the environement. This would be considered.
FINAL THREE
FINAL DIRECTION Game consoles are only valuable when you have a screen to play them on. This system will include a projector to reduce the amount of cost of a monitor. The system will now have the capabilities of portability.
MAIN CONCEPT
CMF (COLORS MATERIALS & FINISHES) The design philosphy established is a minimalism approach with grey scale gradient. This is an aesthetic that would be a more focused direction during the finalization of the process.
CONCEPT REFINEMENT This part of the process determined the final design direction. Going from abstraction to a more simplified aesthetic was an intentional decision. It took multiple iterations to come to a satisfactory conclusion.
9.05 ” 3.28”
7.12 ” 5.00 ”
9.0”
5.5 ”
HEAT SINK
3.0 ” OPTICAL DRIVE
5.0” 3.0”
R2 1.0 ”
1.0mm
5.25” 7.12”
.95 ”
4.0”
3.00”
1.0”
3.0
CONTROLS
4.00”
.85 ”
LIQUID COOLING
2.75” 5.05” 3.0”
TOP
2.95”
SIDE
2.0”
4.0”
3.5”
FRONT
FINAL MODEL The final model is a game console that utilizes inside-out design aesthetics. Here we see it in context with a user that can not afford a television and a game console.