UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT BACHELOR IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Quidditch Equipment Design THESIS That as part of the requirements to obtain the Degree of Industrial Designer Presents: Italia Valera Tapia Directed by: MDI. Anelisse Yerett Oliveri Rivera MDI. Anelisse Yerett Oliveri Rivera _________________ President Signature MDM. Carmen Sosa Garza _________________ Secretary Signature LDI. Guadalupe Cortés Franco _________________ Counsellor Signature LEF. Marco Antonio Sosa García _________________ Alternate Signature Dr. Aurelio Dominguez Gutiérrez Department Director Main Campus Querétaro, Qro. September 2017 1 SUMMARY In order to optimize the conditions of quidditch development as a sport, the following quantitative investigation with experimental design is made to improve the scoring equipment quality which actual teams have promoting the standardization and better use of human and material resources with which teams count. Given the recent creation of the sport based on the Harry Potter books’ game, there’s no standardization or regulation in the game components as the sport’s equipment. This thesis focuses on the creation of a set of quidditch hoops since it’s here where the highest incidence in failures and accidents can be observed due to instability, breaking off or dislodging and crashes against players. At the end of the redesign application of a hoop set that “Don’t fall. Don’t break. Don’t Move” will result in a ascertainable improvement in the use and access of materials and spare parts and the facilitation of storage, transportation and installation in field for the development of the sport. (Key words: Quidditch. Sports. Equipment. Design. Prototype. Inflatable.) 2 RESUMEN Con el objeto de optimizar las condiciones del desarrollo del quidditch como deporte se realiza la presente investigación de tipo cuantitativa con diseño experimental para mejorar la calidad del equipamiento deportivo de anotación con el que cuentan los equipos actuales promoviendo la estandarización y un mayor aprovechamiento de los recursos humanos y materiales con los que se cuenta actualmente. Dada la reciente creación del deporte basado en el juego de los libros de Harry Potter no existe una estandarización o regulación en los componentes del juego como lo es el equipamiento deportivo. Esta tesis se enfoca en la creación de un set de aros de quidditch ya que es aquí donde se observa la mayor incidencia en fallas y accidentes debido a inestabilidad, ruptura o desconfiguración e impacto contra los jugadores. Al término de la aplicación del rediseño de un set de aros que “No se caiga. No se rompa. No se mueva” se tendrá como consecuencia una notable mejora comprobada en el mejor aprovechamiento de los materiales y refacciones, su acceso a los mismos y la facilitación del almacenamiento, transportación e instalación en campo para el desarrollo del deporte. (Palabras clave: Quidditch. Deportes. Equipamiento. Diseño. Prototipo. Inflable.) 3 DEDICATIONS For my parents Iliana and Román, who have been the only ones present all the way long <3 4 ACKNOLOWDGMENTS To my alma mater, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro for all the opportunities it gave me through my formation and to all those who contributed in my passage through the University. Among those I must mention Dr. Gilberto Herrera and Dr. Rocio Peniche for your support on my trip to the World Cup. To the University’s Sports Coordinator Felix Capilla who believed in me and my attempts of bringing quidditch to the University from the very beginning and your constant advice and support on the development of this thesis. To the Engineering Faculty Sports Coordinator Gonzalo González who supported all of my projects and helped me all the way through with the establishment of my quidditch team and most of all, for giving me the winner idea for the design of this thesis. To my advisors Carmen Sosa, Guadalupe Cortés and Marco Sosa who first of all gave me their time to understand quidditch and afterwards all of their knowledge in order to build this project. To my Thesis Director and my favourite teacher Yerett Oliveri thanks for everything you taught me, your patience and your guidance in the accomplishment of this thesis. To my parents Iliana and Román who have always supported and encouraged me on accomplishing my goals and following my dreams. This is for you papis. And last but not least, to all the quidditch community around the world who contributed on this paper. I can’t name all the ones who have been part of it, but I want you all to remember that this could not have been possible without your help. Lots of quove to you <3 5 INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 12 2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND .......................................................................................... 14 2.1 QUIDDITCH THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTS .................................................................................. 14 2.1.1 Field ............................................................................................................................ 15 2.1.2 Hoops .......................................................................................................................... 16 2.1.3 Balls ............................................................................................................................ 18 2.1.4 Brooms ........................................................................................................................ 19 2.1.5 Team ........................................................................................................................... 20 2.1.6 Positions ..................................................................................................................... 21 2.1.7 Game Objective .......................................................................................................... 23 2.1.8 International Outlook ................................................................................................. 25 2.1.9 Influence from other sports......................................................................................... 27 2.2 INJURY RATE ....................................................................................................................... 29 2.3 FIELD CONDITIONING ........................................................................................................... 30 3. JUSTIFICATION................................................................................................................ 32 4. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................. 33 5. OBJETIVES ...................................................................................................................... 34 5.1 HYPOTHESIS ....................................................................................................................... 34 5.2 MAIN OBJECTIVE ................................................................................................................. 34 5.3 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................ 34 6. METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................................. 35 6.1 CURRENT PROBLEMATICS SURVEYS .......................................................................................... 35 6.1.1 Balls ............................................................................................................................ 35 6.1.2 Brooms ........................................................................................................................ 37 6.1.3 Hoops .......................................................................................................................... 38 6.2 HOOPS CURRENT USE, STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY ..................................................................... 43 6.2.1 Hoops materials .......................................................................................................... 43 6.2.2 Types of bases ............................................................................................................. 44 6 6.2.3 Hoops assembly .......................................................................................................... 49 6.3 PLAYER PROFILE .................................................................................................................. 57 6.3.1 Australian player profile ............................................................................................. 57 6.3.2 European player profile............................................................................................... 58 6.3.3 American player profile ............................................................................................... 60 6.4 PLAYER/HOOPS INTERACTION ANALYSIS ................................................................................... 63 6.4.1 Australia’s gameplay summary................................................................................... 63 6.4.2 Europe’s gameplay summary ...................................................................................... 64 6.4.3 Northamerica’s gameplay summary ........................................................................... 65 6.5 CREATIVE PROCESS .............................................................................................................