>>7271550It clearly had an effect on stormtrooper design and bb-8. Though the speeder is fat as fuck and they still use x-wings, ties and the millenium falcon.
I think bb-8 may best reflect the difference in aesthetics analogized to real life, though. Impractically personable and nice to look at, but at the same time refusing to aspire any higher than its function of running around.
I didn't answer your question. They'll probably use whatever makes the scenes go fastest cause modern cinema is rushed as all hell. So . . . probably the star trek thing, actually.