Initial Design Goals

Our initial design goals were to create an artifact based upon the lack of conversations that we have about climate change and pollution. From this idea, we wanted to put an emphasis on secrecy. The person who finds the box must have an interest and care about the topic of climate change, as they have to take a lot of time and effort into “cracking the code” about what happened to Earth. At this point, humanity has lived underground for so long, but still, no one wishes to talk about what actually happened to Earth. There is still no conversation about the man-made destruction, it is a ubiquitous idea that the disaster is a human fault that no one willfully admits. We established this mystery through the difficulty of the box and the inclusion of “just enough” details.

 

Did We Succeed?

Yes, we did! We were able to get the gears on the lockbox to work by 3D printing the mechanisms and reinforcing the project instead of cutting everything out of cardboard and using only hot glue. These alterations that were made let us see how the lock would actually work and the mechanics of the project as well. We also have different digital forms that we included to enhance the experience of the design: by adding images alongside the storyline, there was a more entertaining/interesting narrative to the box and the story behind it.

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What has changed throughout the process?

• Addition of the hidden code (National Treasure) 

• Folding origami animals had changed to laser cutting placards

• Addition of more full-sized objects

• Editing the narrative to create more of a story for the box

• 3D printing the mechanisms to ensure it's stability

• Using journal entries to outline the narrative instead of creating a twine game

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