Project Manager: That should hopefully do the trick , um . 'Kay . Sorry about the small delay . Falling a little bit behind schedule . And that's uh fifteen twenty five . Okay . So just to try and roughly go over what we agreed in the last one , um we're gonna go for something uh uh how was it ? Uh The new black , I believe .
Marketing: .
Project Manager: Um something that looks good 'cause that seems to be in preference to actual functionality in the end , though we should never avoid functionality , of course . Uh many of our components are gonna be standard , off the shelf , but it seemed like we were gonna require at least an advanced chip and we were still very much for the idea of using an L_C_D_ display . Um other things were we were hoping to use rubber , most likely gonna be double curved , etcetera . Okay . So um due to your hard work , we might as well let the uh two designers go first , and uh show us the prototype .
User Interface: Okay , it's a Project Manager: Quite how the best way to do this is , I'm not sure ,
Industrial Designer: User Interface: I think if we both step up
Project Manager: but User Interface: and uh outline our ideas . Okay . Now do uh doing the prototype gave us a bit more insight into the ergonomics of the design . Um for one thing , it turned out that the only point at which it needs to be articulated for handedness is um is h i is down here for the uh L_E_D_ . As it turned out , the whole thing transfers from the right to left hand fairly well from the point of view of operating the uh function buttons and joystick , though it might be an idea to be able to a adjust the positions for the base of the joystick just a little bit for uh Project Manager: Okay .
User Interface: ju just a thought . You could simply have a slightly ovoid shaped joystick that could then just be turn uh twisted round , so that the uh sticky uh so that the bit that sticks out a bit more is on one side or the other . But as you as you see with the uh with holding it in the left hand , the L_ uh the L_C_D_ is nowhere useful , so that would need to be articulated uh if we're going to retain ergonomic design . Um now I I got your note about uh keeping the cost down .
Project Manager: I'm afraid yeah .
User Interface: Yeah .
Project Manager: We'll go into that a bit more ,
User Interface: this design could be done with um with uh plastic casing .
Project Manager: but please go on .
User Interface: Though I would recommend around the grip part here in the middle , having maybe just a rubber grip over that which would allow for a slightly more sort of bio-morphic form , and a bit more ergonomic as well . As for the um as for the single curve , um well this edge and this edge , like I say it would be nice to have some curvature to it , but it's not absolutely necessary . Really the curve that's most needed is the underside so that the jo so that the joystick rests over the the edge of the hand like this . Um and you have the uh transmitter here and a wee speaker for the uh for the uh for the uh fi uh for the remote control finder . So .
Project Manager: User Interface: Any further comments ?
Industrial Designer: Um obviously it's gonna be bulkier than how it looks , because it's gonna be flat on one side , so the L_C_D_ will be s sticking down like this , won't it ?
User Interface: Mm-hmm . Yeah .
Industrial Designer: 'Cause it you can't get it curved .
User Interface: Yeah , I mean the
Industrial Designer: Uh because of costs .
User Interface: uh Yeah .
Industrial Designer: And it's plastic as well , so it won't be as comfortable on the hand .
User Interface: Yeah . I mean with the with the rubber design it could i you know it could pretty much mould very much to the to the user's hand .
Project Manager: Mm .
User Interface: One nice wee feature if we could if we could still do the rubber , I though of was to have the uh rubber extend beyond the end of the uh of the rigid substructure . So it has a wee sort of tail that you just drape over your wrist so it stays in position nicely .
Project Manager: User Interface: Mm . Lovely . Um .
Industrial Designer: Yeah , . Project Manager: Okay , yeah . Great . Um .
Marketing: Right . Yeah I've got a if you load up my evaluation document .
Project Manager: Yeah , okay .
User Interface: Okay .
Project Manager: Excellent work .
Marketing: Mm .
Project Manager: Um .