Processing 2 : creative coding hotshot : learn Processing with exciting and engaging projects to make your computer talk, see, hear, express emotions, and even design physical objects / Nikolaus Gradwohl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gradwohl, Nikolaus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Processing (Computer program language).

Computer graphics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Gradwohl Nikolaus: Nikolaus Gradwohl was born in 1976 in Vienna, Austria, and always wanted to become an inventor like Gyro Gearloose. When he got his first Atari, he decide that becoming a computer programmer was the closest he could get to that dream. He has since made a living writing programs for nearly anything that can be programmed, ranging from an 8-bit microcontroller to mainframes. In his free time, he likes gaining knowledge on programming languages and operating systems. Nikolaus has been using Processing since 2008, and has written countless sketches and some Processing libraries. You can see some of his work on his blog at http: //www. local-guru. net/.

Summary:

Using a projectbased approach, you will be able to learn the coolest aspects of working with Processing. Each project contains stepbystep explanations, diagrams, screenshots, and downloadable material to make learning Processing even easier.This book targets Processing developers ,visual artists, creative professionals, and students who want to move to the next level of learning Processing for gaining inspiration, work, or just for fun. The book assumes a basic understanding of programming. However, this book is also recommended to nonartistic readers, looking to expand their graphics and develop their creativity.

Contents:

Intro

Processing 2: Creative Coding Hotshot

Table of Contents

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Mission Briefing

Why Is It Awesome?

Your Hotshot Objectives

Mission Checklist

Task 1

Prepare for Lift Off

Engage Thrusters

Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing

Classified Intel

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Romeo and Juliet

Making Processing talk

Reading Shakespeare

Adding more actors

Building robots

Mission Accomplished

You Ready to go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge

2. The Stick Figure Dance Company

Your Objectives

Connecting the Kinect

Making Processing see

Making a dancer

Dance! Dance! Dance!

Mission Accomplished.

You Ready to go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge

3. The Disco Dance Floor

Can you hear me?

Blinking to the music

Making your disco dance floor

Here come the dancers

4. Smilie-O-Mat

Drawing your face

Let me change it

Hello Twitter

Tweet your mood

5. The Smilie-O-Mat Controller

Connecting your Arduino

Building your controller

Changing your face

Putting it in a box

6. Fly to the Moon

Drawing a sprite

Engage Thrusters.

Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing

Initiating the landing sequence

Running your sketch in the browser

Running the game on an Android phone

7. The Neon Globe

Rotating a sphere

Let there be light

From sphere to globe

From globe to neon globe

8. Logfile Geo-visualizer

Reading a logfile

Geocoding IP addresses

Red Dot Fever

Interactive Red Dot Fever

9. From Virtual to Real

Beautiful functions

Generating an object

Exporting the object

Making it real

Index.

Notes:

"Cool projects that will push your skills to the limit"--Cover.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781782166733

1782166734

OCLC:

849919020