Due date: February 4th at 5pm EST
The goal of this homework is to introduce yourself to the class and the teaching staff, and to prepare you for future assignments. Think... fun and easy!
Part 1: Class Forum
Register for the class forum. Once your account has been approved by the forum admins, go to General Discussion-> Introductions, and create a new post. In this post, introduce yourself to the class, and tell us something interesting about yourself.
Part 2: Installing Processing
Install Processing. Go to the Processing website, and download the appropriate version of the software. Once you have installed Processing, open the application and take a look around. Run a few of the included examples by going to File->Examples --- to run an example, press the play button on the upper left side of the Processing window. Try speficially running File->Examples->Basics->ColorWheel example. You should get a window that looks like this:
If you have problems with installing or running Processing go to the online faq, which contains many possible solutions.
READING: For an introduction to the Processing environment, read chapters 1 and 2 in the Fry book, and optionally, chapters 1and 2 in the Shiffman book. Note that the Shiffman book has many paper and pencil exercises that are highly recommended, especially if you are new to programming and graphics.
Part 3: All About You
Visit the class questionaire, and fill out your answers. These questions are to give us a sense of the background and computing needs of the class, and you will also being using the class data in a future assignment!