{"id":14388,"date":"2024-10-31T23:53:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T05:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handandmachine.org\/classes\/computational_fabrication\/?p=14388"},"modified":"2024-10-31T23:58:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T05:58:49","slug":"final-project-proposal-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handandmachine.org\/classes\/computational_fabrication\/2024\/10\/31\/final-project-proposal-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Project Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For my final project, I want to implement a model of data related to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and nuclear waste around New Mexico. One project that Sandia Labs worked on relevant to WIPP was long-term nuclear waste warning messages. Because nuclear waste can last the\u00a0order of magnitude of 10,000 years, it is essential that people today think about how to warn people of the future about the dangers of these waste sites. I hope to explore this question through my data physicalization to attempt to design a model that could communicate with people 10,000 years from now. Additionally, I am co-teaching a class next semester about Atomic Bomb Cultures, and I hope to use this project as an educational tool for the students learning about nuclear waste.
There are several available datasets that could be relevant. One is the WIPP transportation map which tracks the routes that highly radioactive nuclear waste is transported around the country and specifically into New Mexico. There are several datasets published by Los Alamos National Labs tracking different categories of nuclear waste. Activists have also highlighted data produced by New Mexican communities affected by radiation. I will need to analyze patterns between different datasets to design a set of models that have clear relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deliverables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Datasets related to nuclear waste: map of waste landfills, radiation exposure levels, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Computational model of the dataset that clearly communicate important aspects of the data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Physical model(s) of the data that cohesively tell a story about the dangers of nuclear waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Presentation with the model<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    By November 13th: Explore public datasets related to the WIPP project and decide what kind of representation I want to create<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    By November 27th: Computationally design a model for the dataset and prototype using a novel fabrication technique <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    By December 6th: Develop the final model<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Finals Week: Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Related Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Djavaherpour, H., Samavati, F., Mahdavi-Amiri, A., Yazdanbakhsh, F., Huron, S., Levy, R., Jansen, Y. and Oehlberg, L. (2021), Data to Physicalization: A Survey of the Physical Rendering Process. Computer Graphics Forum, 40: 569-598. https:\/\/doi-org.libproxy.unm.edu\/10.1111\/cgf.14330<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This work examines the process of data physicalization and categorizes different methods of physicalization. It provides several examples of completed projects as shown below, including topological maps that will be relevant to my project. It details different datasets and methods for fabrication that designers use. The examples also gave me some ideas for how to fabricate my project as I am interested to explore techniques outside of the small plastic printer I have been using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Source 2: Bringing Data to Life: Community Data Physicalization<\/a>
    This source discusses how to use community engagement as part of data physicalization. It focuses on the interactions of people with the data and how the process of data physicalization can provide opportunities for people to engage with data in public spaces such as museums, lobbies, and lobbies. I am interested in using my final project as a educational tool for my class next semester, so the work can inform how I design my project for better interactions with the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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