I have watched half a dozen people come into the laundry room expecting their clothes to be finished only for the cycle to still be happening. Or the cycle will be complete but their clothes won\u2019t be clean or will still be sopping wet. Or in retaliation against the machines taking an unknown amount of time, will leave their clothes in for hours after they are finished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I watched people throw clothes onto the ground and place them in different places around the dark dingy basement. I also noted that there were clothes in a washer already finished being clean when I arrived. No one came to pick them up in the hour that I sat in the basement. The clothes were also still there in the machine when I came down later in the evening to get reference photos for my diagrams. I haven\u2019t been back down there since this experience, so it is entirely possible that the clothes remain there to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When doing my own laundry, I\u2019d also like to note that the knob on the dryer I was using was possibly broken. It was connected to the machine, but it sort of seemed like the wrong knob was added onto the machine because it didn\u2019t fit or turn right. After using another machine that required you to pull out the knob and press it in to start it, I repeated those steps on this machine and accidentally took off the knob. I don\u2019t think it was supposed to do that. I put it back on but it didn\u2019t really align right. I take no responsibility for what has happened here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should also be noted that I have only drawn the inhabited side of this creepy unfinished basement. The other half of the room doesn\u2019t get any light to it and looks like something straight out of a horror film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To me, the solutions to these problems seem easy. There are clear things that could be addressed to making the clothes cleaning process easier. But to be honest, addressing these things doesn\u2019t sound fun in the slightest. I\u2019m choosing to assume that since the landlords haven\u2019t fixed these things, that there is a reason. I\u2019m not a professional laundry room manager afterall; there must be a reason things are designed this way. So\u2026 in the name of understanding and empathy toward my landlords, I have chosen chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- The first thing that obviously has to happen is some sort of pay system. Right now, it is free to use the machines. Clearly, that was an oversight on their part and needs to be remedied immediately.\n
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- But why stop there? MICROTRANSACTION GAMIFICATION of the washing machines! It could be a pay to win system with loot boxes where you have to pay in order to spin a wheel, and whatever you land on gives you things like:\n
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- Wash time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Water temperature?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- How many clothes are you allowed to put in?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- How clean are the clothes going to come out?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Obviously, you have to keep spinning in order to get the options that you want and clearly, each spin will cost you additional money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In order to counteract all of the broken knobs and buttons on the machines, I propose that we make the system fully digital in the basement with no wifi or reception.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- But why stop there? MICROTRANSACTION GAMIFICATION of the washing machines! It could be a pay to win system with loot boxes where you have to pay in order to spin a wheel, and whatever you land on gives you things like:\n