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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

introduction to processing

Instructor Name: Chandler McWilliams
Email: cbm@brysonian.com
Schedule: Tuesdays September 9th and 16th (7-10pm), Saturdays September 6th and 13th (2-6pm)

Course Description: Processing is a programming language and environment built for the media arts and design communities. It is created to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context and to serve as a software sketchbook. It is used by students, artists, designers, architects, and researchers for learning, prototyping, and production. More information on Processing can be found at www.processing.org

class full!

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What you’ll need: computer (laptops are nice). Windows or OSX.

Lab: Each meeting will consist of a lecture and lab, with an emphasis on hands on programming

Week 1: Introduction

The Processing Environment
Drawing to the Screen
Variables
Arithmetic
Conditional Statements

Week 2: Interactivity I

Mouse and Keyboard Input
Control Blocks (for, while, etc.)
Arrays

Week 3: Interactivity II

Event-driven Programs
Image Processing (Accessing the Pixel Buffer)
Arrays and Objects

Week 4: Advanced Topics

Objects
Text
Sound
Loading Files
Timers

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