Reds and Greens
Simon has crafted a nice game today, inspired by a video in which mathematician Katie Steckles shows several mathematical games. Simon wasn’t sure what the game was called so he … Continue reading Reds and Greens
Category: Simon’s Own Code
Live Stream #12: 15’s Puzzle Redo
Simon had quite an audience yesterday during his live lesson. In this week’s session, Simon remade his 15’s Puzzle in Processing and explained the math behind it. He plans to finish … Continue reading Live Stream #12: 15’s Puzzle Redo
Tantrix Game in JavaScript
Simon talking about his Tantrix Game code and the math behind it. It has been Simon’s first community project, many thanks to everyone who has contributed hexagonal tiles for the … Continue reading Tantrix Game in JavaScript
Simon and Daniel Shiffman
Today is one of the most beautiful days in Simon’s life: NYU Associate Professor and the creator of Coding Train Daniel Shiffman has been Simon’s guarding angel, role model and … Continue reading Simon and Daniel Shiffman
Muredo in JavaScript
Simon programmed this game a couple of weeks ago but I have waited to publish the video as I hoped he would finish it and get in on GitHub. Unfortunately … Continue reading Muredo in JavaScript
Conway Checkers game in Processing
Simon has programmed a Conway Checkers game in Processing (Java). The game is a math version of traditional checkers and was invented by John Conway (famous as the author of … Continue reading Conway Checkers game in Processing
A Cool Number Guessing Trick! Or Brown’s Criterion in Processing
This is a fun number guessing trick, based on powers of 2 and the Fibonacci sequence, that even little kids can enjoy. You don’t have to know anything about the … Continue reading A Cool Number Guessing Trick! Or Brown’s Criterion in Processing
Barnsley Fern in Processing
Simon used an algorithm that applies transformations randomly, with some transformations more likely to be picked. The result is a stunning fern leaf pattern. Amazing how such beauty can be … Continue reading Barnsley Fern in Processing
Pseudo-Randomness
Simon has filmed this video without my help. This was completely upon his own initiative. He used OBS to record the tutorial, uploaded it to YouTube and added some end … Continue reading Pseudo-Randomness
Random Number Generator Graphing Probability
This random number generator Simon built in Processing simultaneously graphs the probability of the values as you “throw the dice”. This is Simon’s own code and what’s more, he … Continue reading Random Number Generator Graphing Probability
Live Stream #8: Games on a grid in Processing
Simon’s live stream last night was a blast. Simon worked on two games on a grid: 15s Puzzle and Connect Four, both in Processing (Java). He had already made the … Continue reading Live Stream #8: Games on a grid in Processing
Random Number Generator
Programmed a random number generator to hep him with a card trick. Inspired by Numberphile:
Geeks out of the box 