For this project, I was inspired by a video piece that was meant to spread awareness about dyslexia and how dyslexic people perceive written text.
Link to the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A8b0rKX24hairV4tFCItGpdnE2iSorkR/view?usp=sharing
With this assignment, I tried to create a disorienting feeling initiated by written text that would allow the user to understand the condition of dyslexia. The words appear in different sizes and move, similar to the way the words move in the clip.
display(){
fill(this.textColor);
this.textColor = this.textColor+1;
textSize (this.Size);
textFont(newFont);
this.textX = this.textX + 1;//allows the words to move to the right
text(splitString,this.textX,this.textY);
if(this.textX>400) {
this.textX = -70;//allows the word to move back to its initial position
}
}
I used a class in order to make more words appear on the screen. In the piece of code included above, I made the text move so that once it’s out of the frame, it re-enters from the other side of the screen. Furthermore, I wanted the text to change and attain a different speed when the screen is clicked.
For the future, I want to be able to code it so that new words appear as the screen is clicked. Furthermore, I want the words to move in a more chaotic manner. Overall, I want to gain more knowledge on the tools that would allow me to convey a deeper sense of disorientation.