Role Research / Ideation / Sketching / 3D Modeling / Rendering / Prototyping

G.M.W. Tools Alias Auto / Keyshot / Photoshop

Gaming Mouse Design Date 2015/09 - 2015/10

What Is “G.M.W.”？
The best gaming mouse for Mac users.

G.M.W. is a high-end gaming mouse designed for

Mac users. It combines clean curves and features an
ornate gaming design. Moreover, there is a innovative
counterweight system and several module
components can be changed and customized by the
user. Blending the gaming soul with elegance.

The Surprising Growth of Mac Users

iOS has been around for several years now and by many accounts
it had a halo effect increasing desktop usage as well. Furthermore, 18.91

there are more and more people starting to play computer

games on a Mac - so there is a big opportunity to meet and
satisfy the new requirements of the group.

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Expectation of Mac Gaming

Players

Mouse usage can be categorized into two types:

basic and advanced/gaming. Most mice are limited in
their design to handle only one of those
requirements. The appearance of basic ones is often
clean and simple, with the gaming ones often being
over-designed and looking far too “techy”. After
some interviews on a focus group, I found out that a
mouse with advanced function and simple, Apple-
like appearance is what Mac gaming players are
looking for.

“ Ideation & Design Task

Designing a mouse for Mac game players

1. Keep the simple appearance of the original Apple mouse.

2. Increase height and improve the radian of the top shell for a better handling
experience.
3. Add a magnetic counterweight system for optimized and quickly adjustable inertia.
4. Add a haptic mouse wheel, as the capacitive touch wheel of the original Apple mouse
isn’t suited for gaming.
5. Add a modular handle system, so that users can customize their own looks and
change the overall grip.

Sketch & Form Defining

Combining beauty and elegance with function

Most of advanced gaming mouses feature fancy and

sometimes questionable tribal designs to show off -
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design language, keeping it simple outside and full of
design details inside. Following this idea, G.M.W. has

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Features

Users could choose different components to adjust

the weight and form of the G.M.W. - with this being
able to totally customize the mouse to their needs.

Basic side module

The curves of this module are similar to a general
gaming mouse. Being all-purpose, it is suitable for
most users.

Thumb-only side module

The curves of this module are deeper and upward
sloping, so that users can rest their thumb comfortably
on it.

Ring/Little finger-only side module

The surface area of the module is bigger and smooth. It
Modular Handling System provide a comfortable surface for the ring and little
finger.

Front case Length Mercury

（Agency Space） Battery Case

55 25

Overall Height 32

121 65

Overall Length Overall Width

Side Module
Fixing Groove

18
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Side View

64

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Front
32
Case Width 38

45

45

Side Module Unit：mm

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Comfortable
leather dope

The beautiful Aluminumanodic

Du Bangqi treatment

• Great handling experience • Three kinds of shapes and multiple materials • Full of delicate design
for the side module to choose from details

• Unique and convenient magnetic • Innovative magnetic side module • Easily accesible power supply
counterweight system for easy interchange

Product Construction & Material Applications

All the components are combining aesthetic details with
production requirements

Haptic Mouse
Wheel
Top Surface

LED Sensor

Specifications
Sticker

Mechanism Box

DPI Controller

Magnetic Counterweight
Battery Cover System
Battery Box

Circuit Board
Mouse Pad Stick

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Bottom Plate

Battery Cover