Tabletop gaming college students do not have suitable areas for playing games. This project designed a product to be affordable, weigh as little as possible, and maximize playing area while minimizing storage space. We gathered data on college students, existing tabletop gaming tables, ergonomics, and marketability of the potential product, which led to the final design. The design incorporated mechanisms to extend the tabletop, which increased the playing surface area, and to fold the legs of the table safely by using sensors. The product was fabricated as a prototype to prove the capabilities of the design. We recommend further testing be done to iterate the design closer to perfection, as well as significant market research before pursuing the business potential.

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Creator

• Nollman, Emma
• Trotta-Smith, Chloe
• Chen, Kaiwen
• DeVoy, Joshua
• Clemente, James
• Konstantinou, Nikolaos

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121718
• E-project-042524-131930

Keyword

• MQP
• Gaming
• Tabletop Games
• Table
• Design
• Construction

Advisor

• Brown, Donald R.
• Mortazavi, Mehdi

Year

• 2024

Date created

• 2024-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Source

• E-project-042524-131930

Rights statement

• In Copyright