Concept
When I thought about what to do for this assignment, I started brainstorming and eventually decided to create a simple simulation of rainfall. I always found rain both calming and visually appealing, so I wanted to capture that feeling in my artwork.
Code I’m Proud Of
I’m proud of this code because I figured out how to make the raindrops disappear at the bottom of the canvas (when they reach the sea). At first, I used pop(), but it didn’t work the way I wanted it to: it would randomly delete all the droplets in the middle of the page. So I researched a bit and instead, used splice(), it deletes the droplets when they reach the bottom of the page and works perfectly!
//deletes raindrops after they reach the sea
if (raindrops[i].disappear()) {
raindrops.splice(i,1);
//splice removes/deletes the disappeared raindrops
}
Here’s the artwork I created:
Reflection and Future Improvements
Overall, I’m happy with the way my rainfall artwork turned out. I especially liked learning how to use arrays with objects because it made me think more carefully about organization and how each part of the code connects.
If I were to improve this piece in the future, I’d probably add sound effects of rain falling, or even experiment with lightning and thunder for a more dramatic atmosphere. Another idea I had is to adapt the same logic to create snow instead, using different PNGs for different snowflake shapes. That way, the piece could feel more unique while still using the same object-oriented structure I implemented here.