Concept
This project visualizes startup funding data by representing different startups as interactive elements on the screen. Users can hover over a startup to see its funding amount and valuation, and click on a startup to view more detailed information. The goal is to create an intuitive and engaging way to explore startup funding rounds.
Code Highlight
One of the key sections of the code is how the information is displayed when a startup is hovered over. The following snippet effectively creates a tooltip-like interaction:
text(`${this.emoji} ${this.name}`, this.x, this.y - 15);
if (hovered) {
fill(255, 200);
rect(mouseX, mouseY, 160, 50, 10);
fill(0);
textSize(12);
text(`💰 $${this.amountRaised}M`, mouseX + 80, mouseY + 20);
text(`📈 $${this.valuation}M`, mouseX + 80, mouseY + 40);
}
This block dynamically positions the tooltip near the cursor and provides a quick summary of key financial metrics.
Embedded Sketch
Reflection and Future Work
While the current implementation effectively visualizes funding data, there are several areas for improvement:
- Scalability: The current approach might become inefficient with a large dataset. Optimizing how data is rendered could enhance performance.
- More Interactivity: Adding filtering options for different funding rounds (Seed, Series A, B, etc.) could improve user experience.
- Enhanced Visualization: Implementing different shapes or colors to represent different funding rounds would make distinctions clearer.
- Data Integration: Connecting to a live API to fetch real-time funding data would make this visualization more dynamic and useful.
Overall, this project provides an engaging way to explore startup funding data, and with future iterations, it can be expanded into a more powerful analytical tool.