Han / The Big Question and Research Questions / Sangyun Han

The Big Question:
Why do kids need a new user experience? Is an interactive toy the answer?

The Research Questions:
01. What kinds of toys will help kids learn?
02. Who and which age group of kids can be the best target user group? under age 5? under age 14?
03. What kind of toy products kids (user) and their parents (buyer) want?
04. What lessons can be learned by playing with the product?
05. What can be a visible result or invisible result after use of the product?
06. How does the product integrate with our local environments?
07. How can I measure the educational level of playing with the toys?
08. Where and when kids go into a group and play together?
09. How many and what kind of sensors do I need for making a new user experience?
10. How can an interactive toy give kids a new user experience and a new joy?
11. How can an interactive toy give kids a benefit? Is it good for education?

Sangyun Han

Han / Preliminary Market Research Sangyun Han

Here is my submission of Preliminary Market Research for the Thesis class on Monday, Oct 18th, 2010. by Sangyun Han.

My first choice of the target is the toy market. The main target users are children under the age of 14.
My second focus is on wearable device technology for adults user group. The core context from the children user group's project will be shared again for this adults user group but a different design of output will be generated.
For my thesis project, my final model will not be just remained as a mockup of the concept. I will build real working models with my background experiences in electronics engineering. I will design my own custom printed circuit boards by my self. I also do microcontroller programming. So, I care all aspects of my product development from the concept to the final working product, from the inside(technologies) to the outside(design).











Preliminary Market Research for the Thesis class on Monday, Oct 18th, 2010. by Sangyun Han.