BlindBox Kahoy Nga Dula by Ufuk Bircan Özkan

BlindBox Kahoy Nga Dula by Ufuk Bircan Özkan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 A' Design Award nga Puthaw in Disenyo sa Dulaan, Dula ug Produkto sa Libangan Competition Category.

PuthawDulaan· 2014

BlindBox Kahoy Nga Dula

by Ufuk Bircan Özkan

Client: Ufuk Bircan Özkan

A' Design Award nga Puthaw Winner in Dulaan Category

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The Design

About BlindBox Kahoy Nga Dula

Ang BlindBox usa ka kahoy nga dula nga gisagol ang mga puzzle sa mga dula sa panumduman, ug gipalig-on ang mga pagbati sama sa pagpamati ug paghikap. Kini usa ka dula nga nakabase sa turno alang sa duha ka mga magdudula. Ang magdudula nga nangolekta sa iyang kaugalingong marmol sa wala pa modaog ang ubang magdudula. Ang mga drawer sa horisontal gipalihok sa mga magdudula aron ipahiangay ang mga lungag sa tunga nila aron makaghimo mga patindog nga mga agianan aron mahulog ang mga marmol. Ang dula nanginahanglan estratehikong panghunahuna sa kaarang sa pagbabag sa imong kaatbang, usa ka maayong panumduman alang sa tama nga paglihok ug taas nga atensyon aron makuha kung diin ang imong ang mga marmol mibalhin sa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Puthaw

BlindBox Kahoy Nga Dula usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Puthaw, usa ka dungganon nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa maayong mga disenyo nga nakatagbo sa propesyonal ug industriyal nga mga gikinahanglan nga gipaabot gikan sa maayo ang pagkadisenyo nga mga paglalang. Ang mga mananaog sa Puthaw nagpakita og dakong kahanas, taas nga espesyalisasyon, eksperto nga pagsabot, ug mamugnaon nga abilidad sa ilang mga tiglalang. Gilauman nga ang BlindBox Kahoy Nga Dula mahimong gipabilhan, gihangaan, ug gihigugma nga paglalang nga praktikal ug bag-o. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Puthaw naghiusa sa labing maayong mga praktis sa industriya ug adunay hanas nga teknikal nga mga kinaiya nga nalambigit sa kahibalo ug talento. BlindBox Kahoy Nga Dula gitahod tungod sa pagkamaabtik niini ug gidisenyo aron maghatag og mga pagpaayo sa kalidad sa kinabuhi nga makatabang sa paghimo sa kalibutan nga mas maayong dapit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: BlindBox is a wooden game which combines puzzles with memory games. Because of the natural materials used, it strengthens feelings like hearing and touching. Players change the 3D maze in each move during the game in order to gather their own marbles. Players need to consider the position of their opponent's marble too, when making moves. Because of the unique game scenario, players may score for their opponents by causing their opponent's marble fall down first. Causing a marble to fall out of the structure requires the marble to start from top layer.
Dimensions & Packaging: Proposed package dimensions are mm x mm x mm
Tags: wood, game, puzzle, maze, turn based, marbles, sound
Production Technology: BlindBox can be produced by conventional production techniques as it requires basic geometrical shapes to be formed in wood, glass and steel.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was checking the game against any bugs which will effect the gameplay. As far as I experienced, there are no bugs that allow cheating or stucking.
Research: User and market research es are done at the first stages of the esign studies. 3-dimensional gameplay, risk of scoring for your opponent and selection of the natural materials used in production are the results of these researches.
Inspiration: I wondered if I will be able to add a 3rd dimension to classic maze games. A static 3D maze would be boring as it would have just one solution; so I created one where users change the path in each turn. As it contains small parts, it is suitible for children aged over 6.
Project Duration: The design was an old student project of mine from 2006 in Ankara. I revised it in Bursa in February 2014 to make it a commercial product.
Operation Flow: Placing the drawers randomly to the storeys, and marbles diagonally to the holes on top are the preperation stages of the game. One player plays with glass marbles and the other player plays with steel ones. Players can choose any classic method to select who will start. The aim is to collect your marbles before your opponent does. What you can do is to slide the drawers in turns in order to align holes in the drawers with the ones in the storey below to make marbles fall down. Because you don't see where the marbles are in the construction; you need to remember or guess their places by the help of the sounds they create when hitting the wooden drawers. You can recognize your own marbles by the different sound they create than your opponent's because of their different materials.
During the gameflow, you may fall your own or your opponent's marbles outside the box which means they need to be placed in and start from the holes at the top. Similarly, you may accidentally gather your opponent's marble from bottom, which means an own-goal.
The next game set can start with the last winner's move after replacing the marbles.
Image Credits: Image #1: Industrial Designer Ufuk Bircan Özkan, BlindBox, 2014.
Image #2: Industrial Designer Ufuk Bircan Özkan, BlindBox, 2014.
Image #3: Industrial Designer Ufuk Bircan Özkan, BlindBox, 2014.
Image #4: Industrial Designer Ufuk Bircan Özkan, BlindBox, 2014.
Image #5: Industrial Designer Ufuk Bircan Özkan, BlindBox, 2014.