We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Gülru Mutlu Tunca about their original and creative Board Game design work. Gülru Mutlu Tunca is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original board game works.
Gülru Mutlu Tunca ("GMT") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Boo!! Board Game. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
GMT : The main inspiration was the ghost themed birthday party of Altan. Guniz, his mother, and I tried to gather all the entertainment, a mother should arrange for the kids into a box.
GMT : We searched for different activities that could entertain the children (such as singing, dancing, telling stories, imitations, memory games, etc.) and we tried to gather those activities with various adventures in a board game. By doing so, we planned to reduce our task to entertain children a bit, instead have time and effort to entertain other guests.
GMT : We are planning to produce BOO!! internationally.
GMT : Approximately 6 months.
GMT : This design came up from a Ghost themed birthday party organised by Altan. As designers, we search for different games and activities for this theme and realized that there is a bulk of activities and games related with the theme but there is non that collaborates all in one product. Therefore, Boo!! is a big board game that is planned to include any activity to cheer up a birthday party for 6 years and above, but with a horrified glimpse.
GMT : We plan to sell or lease the production rights.
GMT : From daily needs. To save the day.
GMT : 6 year kids and above.
GMT : First of all the duration of BOO!! is different from the other similar board games. Its educative/entertaining function is designed according to Altan and his friends' interests and concentration spans. The short concentration period was one challenge, so two alternative entertainment zones are designed to extend the duration. Secondly, for the game's sustainability and mobility, the package is designed from recyclable plastic and small in size for mobility and easy storage. The game canvas, however, is designed as a huge organic canvas that can collect up to 10 players around it.
GMT : We came up with BOO!! as it is an exclamation that explains the theme perfectly.
GMT : Graphic Design Tools are used such as 3DMax, Rhinoceros, Photoshop and Illustrator.
GMT : It is designed as a decomposable small box (dice, spin wheel, player tags and a huge play-mat). Bizonal organization of Boo!! (the adventures experienced the haunted road and the activity zones) extents the game duration and provides the opportunity to include any party activity to a board game.
GMT : We worked as a team.
GMT : The realization technology of BOO!! is mostly affected by our main concern: sustainability of design. Therefore, the package is made of recycled plastic, whereas the huge game canvas is printed on organic fabrics that can be folded up and become smaller. Reducing the dimensions of the package, concerning its folded position, enables the mobility of design. As the usage of the game both during the day-light and dark is crucial for the ghost theme, phosphoric paint is used in the printed images and texts.
GMT : Yes. Concentration, time, playing habits and interests of 6 years are researched. The graphics and the color choices are the results of the researches done ongame team and age group.
GMT : The short concentration period was one challenge, so two alternative entertainment zones are designed to extend the duration. Thus, for the game's sustainability and mobility, the package is designed from recyclable plastic and small in size for mobility. The game canvas, however, is designed as a huge organic canvas.
GMT : We believe in our product and experienced that it works as it is planned. So we did not hesitate to submit our design to an international competition.
GMT : As well as the aesthetic quality ,the communicative function of the toy has a significant role for its success.
GMT : No thank you.
