Faculty Seminar February 4, 2017
Objectives:
become familiar with coding in Processing
learn how to use sensors as input to time-based drawing
Introduction to Processing
Designed for artists
Free
installing the demonstration files
Interface board
variables
structure
using the mouse location
drawing an object
scanning for keyboard input
using an "if" clause
Adding sensors into the mix: which ones are on your board?
numbering system 0 to 7 from top left
declaring variables for sensors
adding or exchanging sensors
watching the sensor values
using the map function to get the proper range of the sensors
toggle between drawing mode (static background) and animation mode (refreshed background)
try to get control of the drawing process using a pair of sensors
adding color control and size
how to wire up a sensor
Student applications and their results