For my senior thesis I have decided to focus on game room design. The intent is on researching product lines of billiard table manufacturers. With the information I collect I will then pull details of the existing product designs and apply them to new products that can then accessorize the game room. This will grow the companies product line and accurately target customer needs. The concept derives from audio/video companies and the way they enhance the user's experience.
I intend to create three accessory designs that would help furnish a billiard room, one of which will be produced. Research will allow me to decide which three of the objects will be designed according to market demands and product opportunity.
Research methods will include, but are not limited to the following: Observational research, market research, and customer research. Observational research will allow me to interact and question pool players to gain insight and other perspectives to customer needs. Market research will allow me to see the array of sales being offered to the customer. Traditional and transitional are the areas I will be focusing on because they are the most common in this rather conventional industry.
In conclusion, I hope that my designed product and research will enhance the user's experience while in the environment which is tailored around the center piece of the room. In this case, it is the pool table.
