SPELA MERA

Sammanfattning

This Master of Science thesis is conducted at the faculty Integrated Product Development at the

Royal Institute of Technology and in cooperation with EssNet Interactive AB, both situated in

Stockholm. In the report the final results and the road to get there is described as well as the

design process and how the process is used to obtain the goal of this thesis.

The author of this thesis has developed the design and the function of an interactive video

terminal (IVT) and by using semantics created an encouraging gaming design. The projects

purpose was to change the anonymous withheld shape and produce an experience of gaming

machine that has been absent. The work was aimed to answer the question: How does one

proceed to develop the IVT and by using semantics creating an understanding of gaming

machine?

In general the author wants to show that small changes, with the help of design and its signals,

can completely change the overall picture of a product. Different parts like buttons, light/sound

settings, furniture, colour and structure has been worked out thoroughly but the main task has

been to create an overall impression of the IVT. At a first sight an observer should directly

understand that this is a gaming machine.

The project has resulted in a cocky, appealing and gaming requesting product which melts in into

the existing gaming environment but ”makes room”. A product where design and function is the

focus. There are also thoughts around design and its meaning, the original machine with its pros

and cons, how the work progressed and the outlining for future developments in the thesis.

The future expectation is that this work can be the ground and an inspirational source for further

development. Maybe this work can be the starting-point towards future ventures on the meaning

of design at gaming machines and result in an improved gaming experience to the user.