"This is Blog log of what work has been done during the isolation period of the Covid-19 virus, leading to the need to document work online of Interactive Media Workshop"
Moving Asteroid through the colourful sky
This is a simple sketch concept of an asteroid moving in the night sky. The moving astroid is represented by the floating rectangle which moves along with the mouse direction. This is an exploring project that was done for understanding the basic sketch functions and programming like reserMatrix(), translate(), mouse movements etc.
Technical Learning: For rotating the rectangle a preset matrix was introduced which removes previous changes to the origin and axes of rotation. In the floating random star instead of using a whole background to erase the whole display before drawing new frames for animation, we draw a rectangle that covers each and every pixel. In each frame of the sketch board, we add a new black layer that makes the items look bit darker and then again draw small circles. The interesting fade-out effect was created
Bursting the Information Bubble
This project of processing sketch work is coined form the idea of humans trapped in an Information bubble. This information bubble has been a real concern towards individuality which violates the freedom of rights with our willing. It takes a tremendous effort for an individual to break from the bubble and make decisions on our own irrespective of what the algorithm provides. All the bubbles represent each people stuck in the filter bubble where the grey colour represents the shrinking or diminished information. The only way in which people can break from this act of technology is by bursting the bubble. If a person bursts the bubble it reflects them to a colourful progression of ideas which represents people with different views and opinions. These colour bubbles represent diverse people in a democrazy whose views and idea which are valued.
Technical Learning: Random floating circles were generated by providing attributes like gravity and friction, in a specified frame which background image implemented by using the load image function. The generated circles are in a grey colour. When the mouse is pressed on the first frame on any of the circles it generates multiple coloured random circles by writing the shape of freedom. This is achieved by calling a new class of circles which tracks the shape of freedom in along the brightness of an image where freedom is written. Through the development of this processing sketch, many learning outcomes in javascript were accomplished. Basic functions and methods like iterative if, while and looping statements, mouse press functions were covered. Tracking and filling of an outline path were achieved here. Basic mouse press function. Circle packing algorithm was clearly understood by experimenting on these project which helped in understanding the array and boolean arithmetic concepts for generating the random circles or shapes were captured.