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Abstract

A Study of the Design Process of Preschool Children's Chairs Based on Eye Tracking With the improvement of living standards, heightened attention is directed towards the wholesome growth of children. Children's furniture, as indispensable components of a child's daily life, plays a pivotal role in their developmental process. Nevertheless, the currently available children's furniture in the market often comprises scaled-down versions of adult furniture, proving inadequate in meeting the needs and preferences of child users, thereby impacting the physical and mental health development of children. In the era of emotional appeal, the continuous evolution of product form design thinking, aimed at satisfying user preferences to enhance product attractiveness, has garnered increasing attention from scholars and designers. This topic has become a forefront subject in both theoretical research and practical application within the future design field. Notably, disparities exist in the needs and cognition of furniture among children of varying age groups. Preschool children aged 3 to 6, being in a critical period of physical and cognitive development, possess unique demands and preferences for the perception and utilization of furniture. Hence, studying the emotional preferences of preschool children for furniture holds significant academic value. User preference design, originating from the perspective of individuals, elicits a sense of care by emphasizing users' emotional preferences during use, proving crucial for the design of children's furniture. Grounded in developmental psychology for children, this study analyzes the psychological and behavioral characteristics of children HAO PEIPEI Advisor : Prof. Lee, Jin Wook. Ph.D. Department of Design Graduate School of Chosun University at different age stages, with a specific focus on preschool children aged 3 to 6. It employs Emotional Design theory as a starting point, integrating Miryoku Engineering theory to explore users' psychological preferences for children's furniture. Additionally, the study utilizes Eye Tracking Technology to investigate the design process of chairs for preschool children. The research proposes design concepts and principles for appealing chairs for preschool children, aiming to develop children's furniture products that genuinely meet the inner needs of children. This enhances users' emotional experiences, holding significance for the physical and mental growth and development of children. This study conducts a literature review to analyze the physiological and psychological characteristics of preschool children. Integrating the developmental features of sensory perception in preschool children, the research focuses on conducting experimental studies on user psychological preferences for color, form, and material in preschool children's furniture. The study employs the Evaluation Grid Method and Semantic Differential to elucidate the psychological preference tendencies of preschool children regarding the color, form, and material aspects of furniture. Additionally, incorporating market research, surveys, user interviews, and observations of preschool children users, the research analyzes the current design situation and user requirements. Utilizing eye-tracking experiments based on physiological measurements, in-depth user preference studies are conducted to obtain objective data on users' visual perceptual interest in the color, form, and material of preschool children's chairs. This aims to reveal the impact of design elements on the visual perception of preschool children's chair design. Finally, the findings from the user preference studies are applied to the practical design of preschool children's chairs. The feasibility and scientific validity of the research methods are validated through expert evaluations. This study provides direction and insights for the design and development of preschool children's furniture, contributing to the advancement of the field. In recent years, physiological measurement techniques have matured gradually in both research and practical applications. Among these, eye-tracking technology, capable of accurately recording human visual data, has become a crucial method for objectively analyzing user behavior and psychology. Its advantages in objectively analyzing consumer emotional preferences and enhancing product design attractiveness make it an essential tool in research. This study introduces eye-tracking technology into the design of preferences for preschool children, measuring users' visual perceptual interest in the form, color, and material of children's chairs. By objectively analyzing physiological visual preference data, this approach aids in accurately understanding user emotional preferences, providing guidance for design, and creating furniture that is more popular and liked by children. Furthermore, the application of eye-tracking technology not only expands the research methods for preschool children's furniture design but also provides an objective scientific basis for the design and practice of preschool children's chairs. To a certain extent, this contributes to the development of the children's furniture industry. This study posits that focusing on user preference design can enhance product attractiveness and quality, improve deficient and indifferent human-machine relationships, narrow the gap between users and products, increase interaction between products and individuals, thereby satisfying users' emotional usage experience, and enhancing the market competitiveness of products. The research findings of this paper can provide valuable insights for children's furniture enterprises, laying the groundwork for the design and research of emotionally-driven children's furniture. Simultaneously, the results have a certain reference value for the design and research of similar products in related domains. Keywords: Preschool children; Eye tracking technology; Emotional design; User preferences; Children's furniture.