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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
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
Simon’s 7th live stream on Thursday went great. He has about 230 subscribers at the moment, so there were people watching and posting encouraging comments in the chat. In the … Continue reading Live Stream #7. Chapter 3 of Living Code: Random Numbers.
In the video below, Simon is writing a sequence for pi (π), in which the sum of all the terms results in pi. Unfortunately, he got the formula that he … Continue reading The things that don’t converge anywhere totally blow my mind!
This is a project about pattern. “Some people look for patterns. We call those people mathematicians”, Matt Parker said in a Numberphile video. I think I have never heard a … Continue reading Patterns. Hilbert Curve in Processing.
Simon built this game inspired by a Numberphile video (he had never seen or played the actual puzzle before, but I have as a kid). The code is Simon’s own, … Continue reading 15s Puzzle in Processing
Simon has become a full-blown Numberphile fan over the past couple of days. He had already watched two Matt Parker videos before, but it’s this week that he got seriously … Continue reading The Square-Sum Problem
Simon’s latest live stream on Thursday, January 11 was a blast! For the first time in his programming career he actually had quite a few viewers – largely thanks to … Continue reading Live Stream #6. (Mostly) Chapter 2 of Living Code: Forces.
Studying directional light and texture in p5.js produced some fun results, especially when the webcam was involved. Based on tutorials by Daniel Shiffman.
Simon wrote this JavaScript code for Langton’s Ant (a type of Cellular Automaton) himself, inspired by Daniel Shiffman’s description/version in Processing (Java) during the Coding Train live stream on January … Continue reading Langton’s Ant in p5.js
Simon built this Tetris game in one day on Wednesday. He didn’t use any libraries. The code largely comes from a Meth Meth Method video tutorial, but Simon made it … Continue reading Tetris Game in JavaScript
This magical time of the year, Simon’s craziest, most daring dreams come true! First, his guru from the New York University Daniel Shiffman sends Simon his book and the words … Continue reading Magic around New Year’s Eve
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