A poll of sorts

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A poll of sorts

Timothy Foster 16 Oct 2008 20:49

I am doing a project with my classmates in engineering class to improve stadiums today.
For our project, we have to interview our target audience which is anyone who goes to a stadium. So, if anyone here has ever attended a stadium, please answer these questions.
What do you like about stadiums?
What would you improve in stadiums?
How is the seating spacing?
How should things be ordered? (like popcorn, drinks…)
Please help! It would be greatly appreciated.

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~Timothy

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Timothy Foster - @tfAuroratide
Auroratide.com - Go here if you're nerdy like me

Re: A poll of sorts

Socks 16 Oct 2008 23:24

I like that you can see the game fairly well.

I'd improve lighting placement. It gets in the way of action too often…

Seating spacing is fine, or at least to the point I've never noticed it.

Popcorn, drinks, etc. should be ordered through a computer interface integrated in each chair with an automatic delivery system to each chair, with thrash disposal. And it should be free for the cost of the ticket.

Ok, maybe that last one wasn't so serious, but still, if you're in engineering, creativity is something that should be accepted as necessary.

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/Socks

Re: A poll of sorts

architeuthiskid 16 Oct 2008 23:42

I've been to four stadiums, one of which I can't really remember.
I think that the best improvements would be in seating, and food "delivery".
1. The thing I don't like about the seating is that is that every time someone gets up to use the bathroom, or whatever, everyone
between them, and the isle, is forced to get up to let them through. It would be better if there was more space inbetween the seats,
and the seats in front of them.
2. I don't like how the food stores are all so far apart from the others. If what Socks said were worth it, and possible, it would be a
great improvement to stadiums everywhere.

That's about it for me.

Re: A poll of sorts

GoVegan 17 Oct 2008 06:03

I would have drink holders. They can be put in the backs of the chairs in front of you, to save space (and save costs on armrests)

@        ______       _____       _____
@      /        \   /       \   /       \
@     |          |O|         |O|         |O

Those are two chairs. Wait, they are three chairs, three. Well, the backs of them anyway. And attached to those chairs are drink holders for the person behind.

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Re: A poll of sorts

Timothy Foster 17 Oct 2008 18:21

Thank you guys! Your help is greatly appreciated.
Our main goal in the stadium was rearranging the seating for better comfort. That appears to be a major problem. So, what we did is make each chair abnormally long and give them 6 inch armrests on each side. One has a drink holder, and the other has a technological interface for ordering and camera viewing. Our aisles have two feet between the chair and the next aisle chair which is plenty of room I think. Now James Kanjo, your idea for holders on the back of seats is a good idea, but the overall design of our stadium would make that very hard to do. Also, with two feet between the chair and the next, reaching would be annoying. But we did incorporate holders in the super huge armrests.
So, thanks!

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~Timothy

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Timothy Foster - @tfAuroratide
Auroratide.com - Go here if you're nerdy like me

Re: A poll of sorts

GoVegan 18 Oct 2008 03:18

Oh the drink holders in the back of seats wasn't my idea! I saw them in a special "members only" section of a stadium once (I think it was the MCC section at the MCG).