ERGONOMICS

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ERGONOMICS
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Ergonomics

• Human factors involved in design work.

Feel
Sound
Size
Anthropometrics
Taste
Smell
Ergonome
Sight
Movement
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Anthropometrics

• A science that quantifies human physical
  dimensions

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Movement

• Can you reach buttons and controls easily?
• Frequency placement

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Senses sight, sound, touch, taste and smell!

• Is the product nice to touch?
• Aid or detract from desirability?
• Temperature?
• Weight?

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Case Study Games Controller

• First Controllers were designed without much
  ergonomic thought

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Games Controller

• The next generation of consoles saw ergonomics
  feature into the designs of the controller.
• Shoulder buttons

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Games Controller

• Joysticks, used with PCc were also becoming more
  ergonomically designed.

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Games Controller

• With more complex games came the need for
  additional buttons and new designs.
• Coloured buttons

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Games controller

• The most recent controllers take the best so far
  and still innovate.

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Games controller

• Next generation?
• Is there room to improve?
• Your task
• Design an ergonomic controller for a new console
  targeted at 14-21 year olds 20 minutes.
  Photograph results