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Small Influence, Big Impact
For the final task „create your own generative postcard“ I did a remake of a project called „Orbit“ which I created back in 1997 on a HP 48GX. After more than one hour computing time I got this: Only this time I simulated many comets instead of only one – in „real-time“. Then I randomized…
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Pac-Man Goes Cannibal
This week was about strings, text, objects, type and typography. That’s why one of the exercises was to create a „Digital Clock“ – we used Frutiger’s font! I hope you like my breathing circles: To practice object-oriented programming I created „Pac-Man Goes Cannibal“ – there is a lot of room for improvement – e.g. make…
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Brownian Motion (Reloaded)
Foreword: Processing is a flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts. In this workshop you’ll make your first steps! I took part in an online course about „Creative Coding“ – I’ll share lessons learned and assist your first steps. Install Processing beforehand. We want…
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Find the Chameleon: Modes #1 #2 #3 #4
I guess you could call it „digital conceptual blatant art“ (DCBA). I’ve taken a picture of a chameleon and subjected it to four pixel based operations (modes) and sorted them in rising file size / randomness: Don’t worry if you do not find the chameleon in modes #1, #3 and #4 but once you’ve found…
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Actor Driving Through „Process 0“ (VFX)
The exercise was to create a composition of a green screen clip. I took the driving actor provided by the course instructors and added a variation of Process 0 in the background: I used Blender’s node editor for the task. This video tutorial helped me a lot! The soundtrack „The Simplest (Sting)“ by Jingle Punks…
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Process 0 #0793
This week I imagined the day when computers create art to awe other computers, I wondered how much randomness one can add before chaos takes over, and, finally, I found an application for exp() 😉 I like the notion of creativity as a social and cultural activity – brains as synapses of a much bigger…
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Mouse Regulated Pattern
I started out with a Processing sketch (code) provided by the course instructors. The soundtrack „Prelude No. 14“ by Chris Zabriskie is taken from YouTube’s audio library: A few rules generate intricate patterns – it’s fascinating! I’ve published my sketch on GitHub. Use the mouse to control the pattern: frame rate (left/right), cell size (up…
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Actor with Flare and Sparks (VFX)
The first exercise (fundamentals of working with multiple layers) of Visual Effects for Guerrilla Filmmakers was to create a composition from three strips provided by the course instructors. Freeze frames: I put Blender to the task. This video tutorial was a good start! But in the dialog window „Edit Strip“ I used „Add“ for the…
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Drawing with Processing
For the online course Creative Coding we were asked to draw with Processing (a software sketchbook). I used the Processing sketches (code) provided by the course instructors 🙂 The course participants are asked to post their submissions on Flickr in the Monash Creative Coding group. Additionally, I collect mine in the Creative Coding album. Have…
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3D Earth Scene with WebGL
We live in times of abundant narcissism, that’s where the idea for the 3D scene „Planet Smiling Selfie“ came from. The code was provided by the educators of the online course 3D Graphics for Web Developers. I replaced earth’s map with a giant self-made smiley but left earth’s specular map & clouds. Then I created…