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Playmobil Fairy Tale Castle
9 Aug 2005
My 5 year old received a Playmobil Fairy Tale Castle for her birthday that consists of probably a thousand or more parts. Over the last two nights, I have had the unenviable job of putting it together, yet as I carefully followed the well-designed pictorial directions, I came to marvel at this as an excellent example of design experience.
For those of you who don't know, Playmobil is a German company and boy is it ever obvious from the detailed instructions. This toy took me hours upon hours to assemble, but it was easy, satisfying, and a sturdy construction when I finally finished. Compare this to the cheaply made Barbie castle she received last year that also took hours to complete, but kept falling apart as we were assembling it. We are about to throw away the Barbie one in disgust as this well-designed one takes its place.
Overall, a great customer experience and even though I now know other Playmobil products might require hours of installation, at least I know they will not be fruitless ones.
I believe Hudspith covers this design experience the best, with his theory that "designers need to consider the psychological experience needs of the user" (Forlizzi 2005, p. 5). His tripartite description of "utility, ceremony, appeal" certainly applies to the Playmobil castle. The castle "accomplished its intended task" and "appealed" to both me and my daughter as we celebrated its creation. Moreover, she and the others have not stopped playing with it since.
For those of you who don't know, Playmobil is a German company and boy is it ever obvious from the detailed instructions. This toy took me hours upon hours to assemble, but it was easy, satisfying, and a sturdy construction when I finally finished. Compare this to the cheaply made Barbie castle she received last year that also took hours to complete, but kept falling apart as we were assembling it. We are about to throw away the Barbie one in disgust as this well-designed one takes its place.
Overall, a great customer experience and even though I now know other Playmobil products might require hours of installation, at least I know they will not be fruitless ones.
I believe Hudspith covers this design experience the best, with his theory that "designers need to consider the psychological experience needs of the user" (Forlizzi 2005, p. 5). His tripartite description of "utility, ceremony, appeal" certainly applies to the Playmobil castle. The castle "accomplished its intended task" and "appealed" to both me and my daughter as we celebrated its creation. Moreover, she and the others have not stopped playing with it since.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Great Toy - 6 hours construction time
4 April 2004
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My daughther is 4 years old and loves to play with the castle.
I have not much to add to what previous reviewers said -I mostly concurr. However I wanted to share my experience with putting the castle together: It took 3 adults 2 hours to put it together. The instructions are done well - it is just a lot of work (a lot of small parts: connectors and decorations). Plan ahead if you're buying it. It is a great toy!.
I have not much to add to what previous reviewers said -I mostly concurr. However I wanted to share my experience with putting the castle together: It took 3 adults 2 hours to put it together. The instructions are done well - it is just a lot of work (a lot of small parts: connectors and decorations). Plan ahead if you're buying it. It is a great toy!.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
beautiful!
24 Oct 2003
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I grew up with the Playmobil Victorian dollhouse, and only recently did I start collecting other Playmobil sets. I bought this Fairy Tale Castle about a month ago and had the greatest time putting it together. The assembly directions include another building variation that seems to be a little more spacious, if you're planning to fit all the furniture sets in. Unlike the victorian dollhouse, this one is totally sturdy. I've moved it several times with no problem. And the accesory sets are incredible.
I recommend getting this item from Amazon.com while they have free shipping in the States. I have had problems finding toys by this company in every toy store I've been to, and having it shipped directly from Europe is extremely pricey!!
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