One of the exercises for todays Creative Code class was to make the ‘momentum wheel’ by Kyle Phillips. (take a look at the video)
Luckly we didn’t had to do all of this amazing video, but just a small part of it which I found not hard to do and super rewarding.
this is how P5 software looks like, and on the right part you can see the visualization of the code.
p5 has 2 main parts (as far as I could learn till now):
function setup & function draw
Function setup part is dedicated to the structure of the project.
‘createCanvas’ tells you the dimensions, here for example it is (800,600) meaning 800 pixel width and 600 pixel height
Function draw part is dedicated to what you will draw in your project.
‘ellipse’ is the circle you can see and you put the coordinates of where exactly in your paper you want to position it and how big it should be, in this example the ellipse is (100,0,250,250)
My intent is not to explain step by step all the code because on the website you can find all the professional description and you can learn very fast to use it :)
After the class I haven’t miss the chance to meet the Milano Live Coding community!
“Milan Live Coding is an initiative that aims to promote the scene “creative coding” in Milan through various appointments for meetings and performances where sharing, collaboration and enthusiasm are the key elements.”
Today, super nice young Alka explained to us what LIVE CODING is.
She showed us some very inspiring videos and hashtags to descrive it at the best:
Not bad, eh?!
[This other video is also from Benoit and the Mandelbrots and it is even from 2013!]
So what is live coding?
It is an audiovision performance that use the code at the base.
With OSC (Open Sound Controll) it is possible to send and receive data, this introduce the concept of open source.
So what is open source?
Well, this cute video made by LEGO that explains it very well:
Still doubts about creative coding and all the amazing things you can do with it? In 5 minues and 45 seconds all your doubts should disappes
I will conclude with a video of artist Casey Reas, where he explains how he uses code to express his thoughts; starting with a sketch, composing it in code and witnessing the imagery that it ultimately creates.