Air Hockey is sold in KiwiCo’s online store.
I designed KiwiCo’s Air Hockey with a simple idea in mind. Normally, air hockey works by forcing air up through a table. Instead I put the air in the puck, making any table a potential air hockey table. I designed a weighted puck that stores air in a balloon. The puck releases just enough to hover on smooth, flat surfaces with very little friction. I also included elastic bumpers, mallets, and score sliders so children would have everything needed to set up a game of air hockey anywhere in their homes.
Watch the video below to see a glimpse of a user testing session for this project. This clip was recorded near the end of the session right after the kids had finished building.
Watch the video below to see another iteration of this project. This version has an integrated pump and a more complex valve system that allows for quicker inflation.