An overview of gaming chair product design
An overview of gaming chair product design
1The concept of gaming chair and its development at home and abroad
With the development of society, people's leisure and entertainment activities are becoming increasingly rich. When playing computer games, not just any traditional chair can be called a gaming chair and meet people's needs. Gaming chairs can also be called e-sports chairs. The full name of e-sports chairs is "e-sports chairs." Among them, e-sports is an activity in which video game competitions reach the "competitive" level. E-sports is an intellectual competition between people using electronic devices as sports equipment. Through exercise, participants can improve their thinking ability, reaction ability, mind-eye-limb coordination and willpower, and cultivate team spirit. At the same time, e-sports is also a profession, similar to non-electronic game competitions such as chess.
Overview of product design of gaming chairs-Youjia
The functions of electric gaming chairs are very powerful and are not limited to gaming chairs. They have been widely used in people's work and study places. The electric chair is designed based on ergonomics, which is of great benefit to human health. The pioneer brands of gaming chairs are KARNOX, KARNOX, and DXRACER, which introduced ergonomic concepts into chairs for the first time and also developed various peripheral accessories. The originator of gaming seats is a European gaming chair called Monstar, which pioneered the customization of gaming seats. Later, it developed into the ultimate gaming chair model three. Its influence is very large and lasts for a long time. It can still be seen in many Internet cafes; later, the design elements of FI racing were also used in the design of e-sports chairs, making the later design of e-sports chairs have elements such as sports and technology. Compared with foreign countries, the development of domestic e-sports chairs is relatively lagging behind. The two best companies in domestic e-sports chairs are DXRACER and AKRACING. The biggest similarity between the gaming chairs currently produced by these two companies is that they both The seats are linked to racing cars, and the seats designed and produced have a strong sporty style.
2 Basis and significance of gaming chair design
With the popularization of high-tech products such as computers and mobile phones, computer peripheral configurations have received great attention from users. Among them, gaming seats, as an important computer gaming equipment, are becoming more and more fashionable and personalized. and taste. In addition, the game chair is also a high-end leisure seat and fatigue-relieving leisure product. It not only makes the indoor furnishings gorgeous, but also helps to improve people's quality of life.
In the future, purchasing products that are personalized, humanized, traditional and fashionable will become an important way for people in the new era to pursue fashion and enjoy life. Gaming chairs are not only popular among game enthusiasts, but are also widely used in people's work and study.
3 Future development trends of gaming chairs
Through surveys, we found that most consumers are quite satisfied with the existing products on the market, but there are still some fashionistas and game enthusiasts who have extremely high requirements for seats and are dissatisfied with the shape of the existing seats on the market. , hope that their chair shape is unique, unique, limited edition, and can express their feelings when playing games.
Affection. People nowadays like a fast-paced life, excitement, and challenges, so every product we design must reflect the speed and passion of modern people. Moreover, people nowadays pay more and more attention to the quality of life, personalization, and health. , so in the design of e-sports chairs, in addition to having the characteristics of fashionable style, strong sense of technology, and pleasant design that is in line with humans and machines, e-sports chairs must also pay more attention to personalization. It can be seen that in the future, the development prospects of private customization are very good, which is in line with the self-realization needs in Maslow's demand theory, that is, when people's living standards and aesthetic requirements reach a certain level, all the most basic needs are satisfied. After that, human needs will enter the highest level-the need for self-actualization. This need can be classified as the desire for self-development and completion, which is a tendency to realize one's own potential. In layman's terms, it is a person's desire to become more and more like a person and to tap into their full potential. This requires us to introduce the concept of personalized design into the design process to provide users with a better gaming and work experience.
4 Design Principles of Gaming Chairs
In the design process of the electric sports chair, we must combine ergonomics to design a humanized product. The ergonomics and styling of a product are combined. As long as it is a product used by "people", ergonomics should be considered. We can describe ergonomics like this: With physiology as the radius and psychology as the center, it is a model used to establish a harmonious relationship between people and products, comprehensively and balancedly use human functions, maximize human potential, and protect human health. Improve productivity. From the perspective of industrial design, it ranges from urban planning, aerospace systems, building facilities, transportation, mechanical equipment, automated factories, to clothing, furniture, stationery, and various daily life products such as cups, basins, bowls, and chopsticks. When designing, humanization must be considered as a very important factor. Products can be divided into general supplies and professional supplies. The design of general supplies needs to consider human psychology, while the design of professional supplies requires more consideration of ergonomic issues. In short, no matter what product, we should pay attention to humanized design.
5Conclusion
With the rapid development of the Internet, we are currently in an "Internet +" era. With the expansion of professional application fields, the design of gaming chairs will become more and more important. Whether it is styling or emotional aspects, they are worthy of our in-depth study.
