Our project deals with excessive consumerism, in the form of precious gems, which are considered to be one of the most valuable consumer items. Having a seemingly bottomless box of jewels gives them a sense of ease in accessibility and accumulation of wealth, which is unrealistic for the average person, but society and the media make it seem possible, and even encourage it. Our project will look like a jewelry box on the exterior, but upon opening it, the viewer will see a diamond-encrusted rocky interior. We will use a motion sensor to detect the viewer opening the box, which will trigger the glow behind the gems as well as possible audio, which would be jewelry box music or the atmosphere type sounds that one would hear being in a diamond mine. We plan on trying to hack Christmas lights to create a kind of shimmery sparkle behind the gems. If hacking Christmas lights does not work out, we will just use LEDs to create the effect.
Hacking X-Mas lights
Audio Controlled Lights
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