Halos O₂Fold
User and Market Research & Industrial Design
May, 2025
Halos O₂Fold is a helmet designed for urban commuters, featuring a foldable frame and inflatable top. By collapsing the structure and releasing air, it compresses into a compact carry-on essential. It reduces the bulk of traditional helmets, making daily head protection more portable and accessible.
Background Info. (Accident Rate & Helmet)
As gaming and media consumption grow more audio-dependent, Alienware’s ecosystem still has no native speaker, leaving an open opportunity to close the only remaining gap in immersion and cohesion.
Everyone knows helmets are important, but why don't they wear them?
User Research Process
As gaming and media consumption grow more audio-dependent, Alienware’s ecosystem still has no native speaker, leaving an open opportunity to close the only remaining gap in immersion and cohesion.
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User Research Conclusion
Users discovered no helmets available nearby before their ride, so due to time constraints, they chose to proceed with the ride.
Painpoints
As gaming and media consumption grow more audio-dependent, Alienware’s ecosystem still has no native speaker, leaving an open opportunity to close the only remaining gap in immersion and cohesion.
Brand Vision
Halos define a new standard in head protection: low-burden to carry, high-confidence in impact.
Halos 02Fold
Always with you.
Product Feature 01
(Always fit into your bag) (bag anime, slowly show inside)
A pairing button allows two speakers to connect into a stereo setup, giving users a wider and more immersive listening experience.
How to Use
(Unfold,
Pump,
Wear,
Pull)
A rear button unlocks 140mm of vertical adjustment, allowing the user to tune the speaker’s height for an optimal listening experience.
Product Feature 02
(Mini Pump)
A pairing button allows two speakers to connect into a stereo setup, giving users a wider and more immersive listening experience.
Product Feature 03
(Replaceable Strap)
A pairing button allows two speakers to connect into a stereo setup, giving users a wider and more immersive listening experience.
Product Feature 04
(Reflective Top and Ring)
A pairing button allows two speakers to connect into a stereo setup, giving users a wider and more immersive listening experience.
Product Feature 05
(Color-Changing Visor)
A pairing button allows two speakers to connect into a stereo setup, giving users a wider and more immersive listening experience.
Working Processes
AI Iteration
As gaming and media consumption grow more audio-dependent, Alienware’s ecosystem still has no native speaker, leaving an open opportunity to close the only remaining gap in immersion and cohesion.
Final Concept Iteration + Prototype Test + Final Sketch RE
As gaming and media consumption grow more audio-dependent, Alienware’s ecosystem still has no native speaker, leaving an open opportunity to close the only remaining gap in immersion and cohesion.
Market Analysis
As gaming and media consumption grow more audio-dependent, Alienware’s ecosystem still has no native speaker, leaving an open opportunity to close the only remaining gap in immersion and cohesion.
CMF Options
As gaming and media consumption grow more audio-dependent, Alienware’s ecosystem still has no native speaker, leaving an open opportunity to close the only remaining gap in immersion and cohesion.
Designed By
Ge Wu
2025
Special Thanks
Prof. Javier Palomares
*Original image from Alienware official site
Designed for the place where gaming actually happens.
Positioned at desktop range, AU-1 delivers focused audio and lighting exactly where gameplay is perceived, instead of dispersing into the space at large.
Letting the room become the game world.
Once AU-1 becomes part of the setup, it shifts your desk from furniture to environment, allowing the game to occupy the space you sit in.
*Original image from Alienware official site