Creative Coding/Trajectory

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Class #01

Interface

• how to open P5
• how to save and share a P5 sketch
• how to upload it in Excalidraw

Functions (beginner)

• the difference between setup() and draw()
• how to use shape functions
• how to use color functions
• how to use map() and sin()

Variables (beginner)

• how to use an environment variable (e.g. width, height, mouseX, mouseY, frameCount, etc)
• how to declare a variable (e.g. let x = 0)
• how to change a variable using an operator (e.g. x++, x = x - 2, x = mouseX, etc)
• how to use variables as arguments of a function (e.g. circle(mouseX, mouseY, s) )

Dynamic Portrait

• how to use the previous concepts to make a dynamic portrait

Class #02

Functions (medium)

• how to use text functions
• how to load and display images
• how to load and display fonts
• how to use random()

Variables (medium)

• how to run a modulo cycle (e.g. x = (x + 1) % 400)

Conditions

• how to write an if statement
• how to write an if-else statement
• how to use booleans (mouseIsPressed, mouseIsClicked)
• how to create booleans (e.g. let state = false)
• how to use mouse coordinates as a condition (e.g. if(mouseX > width/2){...})

Interactive poem

• how to combine conditions and text functions to create an interactive poem

Class #03

Variables (Advanced)

• how to create lists (e.g. let list = ["cat", "dog", "potato"])
• how to use a variable from a list (e.g. text(list[0], width/2, height/2))
• how to load json dictionaries
• how to create your own json dictionary
• how to use an index variable (e.g. list[i])

Functions (Advanced)

• how to use mouseClicked(), keyPressed() and keyReleased()
• how to declare a new function (e.g. function myFunction() {...})
• how to use createButton() and button.mousePressed(callback)

Loops

• how to make a for loop (e.g. for (x = 0; x < width; x+= 50) {...})
• how to use a for loop with a list (e.g. for (element of list) {...})

One-button Game

• how to combine these to create a digital experience constrained to one button only