Tamagotchi Update
2nd Yr
The purpose of this project was to take the classic toy and breath a bit of fresh air into it.
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My focus for the update was to make the product more accessible and disability-friendly. This meant tackling problems such as its grip-ability, hard-to-press buttons, and poor readability.
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Solutions included increasing the size of the entire product slightly, adding rubberized, adding over-molded grips to the sides, increasing the size of the buttons, and adding a backlight to improve the legibility of the LCD screen.
Process
To start, I had a Tamagotchi and so I used it for a while and noted my complaints. Online reviews were also helpful in establishing the main issues. From there, an accessibility perspective was considered.
Sketching and 3d modeling were crucial in the development. This project posed an interesting challenge as I focused attention on manufacturability and if the internal structure was injection-mold friendly.
Teardown
Prior to the redesign, I took apart the original Tamagotchi to gain a better understanding of its design.
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Below is the teardown report.
Packaging Concept
As the product gets an update, it made sense to give the packaging an update too.
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Not a lot of research going into it, so the design choices are fairly uninformed. An aesthetic concept.
