Algebra: Functions
Simon loves functions. He hasn’t ever studid them in Algebra, but comes across functions regularly in programming. This is what he came up with Wednesday: I showed Simon that … Continue reading Algebra: Functions
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Minimum Spanning Tree in Processing
Simon’s version of Daniel Shiffman’s Minimum Spanning Tree tutorial: Simon translated it from JavaScript into Processing (Java), “a much more complex project than the circles with no overlap!” A minimum spanning … Continue reading Minimum Spanning Tree in Processing
Cellular Automata in Arduino
Yesterday Simon spent the whole day studying the concept of Cellular Automaton (CA), a discrete model of a system of “cell” objects used in physics, math and theoretical biology. He … Continue reading Cellular Automata in Arduino
Buzzing Bee translated into Lua (Codea)
Simon really enjoyed Daniel Shiffman’s “buzzing bee” (from the Graphing 1D Perlin Noise tutorial) into Lua, the language of the Codea app.
Smart Rockets Coding Challenge translated into Processing (Java)
And here is Simon’s translation of Daniel Shiffman’s Smart Rockets Coding Challenge into Processing (Java). This challenge (originally in JavaScript) was about implementing a genetic algorithm from scratch and create “smart rockets” … Continue reading Smart Rockets Coding Challenge translated into Processing (Java)
Perlin Noise Combined with Sine Wave Translation into Processing
Simon translated Daniel Shiffman’s Graphing 1D Perlin Noise tutorial into Processing (Java). The project involved combining perlin noise and sine wave: He also attempted to translate Perlin Noise Flow Field … Continue reading Perlin Noise Combined with Sine Wave Translation into Processing
Polar to Cartesian converter (Simon’s own code)
Simon built a Polar to Cartesian converter (Simon’s own code). You can enter the radius in pixels and the angle in degrees, click “convert” and you get the coordinates in … Continue reading Polar to Cartesian converter (Simon’s own code)
Steering Behaviors: flow field, dot product, scalar projection
Simon’s big project the last couple of days was about making a steering behaviors database, complete with a navigation menu (in Cloud9): He managed to finish the first two examples … Continue reading Steering Behaviors: flow field, dot product, scalar projection
Pinball Dilemma. Simon’s own code.
Simon heard the word “pinball” and looked it up on Google (never played it himself). He then decided to write a pinball program in Processing (Java), but soon encountered a … Continue reading Pinball Dilemma. Simon’s own code.
Rose Petals with Attraction Repulsion Algorithm. Simon’s own code.
Simon wrote his own code in Processing (Java) to draw flowers using the attraction and repulsion algorithm with the ToxicLibs library. He also put this project on GitHub: https://github.com/simon-tiger/rosepettels_toxiclibs_verletphysics
Springs
Simon recorded a series of “tutorials” based upon what he learned about springs and spring force from Daniel Shiffman’s The Nature of Code book, Chapter 3 Oscillation and corresponding videos.
Pendulum Force
This is a beautiful “lecture” that Simon in his pajamas, chocolate paste adorning is face, game me Friday morning. He spoke about pendulum force, a force he was about to apply … Continue reading Pendulum Force
Geeks out of the box 