With our theme of poison, we decided to take a literal approach, using the Chicago data portal on crimes and creating number of drugs on a daily. It is a heart sculpture with lights wrapped around to mimic veins that light up when there's a new arrest to connect to crack cocaine. The theme as it represents the terminal effects of drugs, and the severe impact addiction has on the heart.

Supplies

Argon
Wires
Stepper Motor
Led Lights
Heart Sculpture
Sauter
Sauter machine

Step 1: Getting Data

For Data I used the Chicago data Portal, that collects data from crimes from 2001 to now to collect crimes, I shortened my data to only collect crimes involving crimes from a week ago. This would then shorten it to a daily which would allow for my project to change once a day. Then using the data I would create a change to my sculpture, when the data surpassed 6 cases of cocaine, then my heart would slow down and the lights would change.

Step 2: LED Lights

For the next step I sauntered the lights, since the project consisted of different lights, I had to a couple different times. With the wires of my heart I wanted to created veins, so using light strips I sutured all with red wires to another led stripes, I twisted the wires and then taped the wires to the project.This would help light the project while also giving it the factor of change.

Step 3: Stepper Motor

For this all I did was code stepper, and connect our sculpture to a stepper. Then I kept the stepper going, but if with our Data collection there was increase in drug usage with cocaine. Then our stepper motor will decrease.

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Step 4: Working Project

In our project you will see our project moving from the stepper motor, with all of our led lights turned on. Then after the data is compared, the project lights from above change to white signifying an unhealthy heart from drug usage.