week 3

• • concept:

simple, i wanted to create a cute blinking birdie staring at some trippy stars and contemplating things. what on earth could he possibly be pondering about? i fear we will never know.

• A highlight of some code that i’m particularly proud of:

i used while() and if() functions to make the background animation. it’s quite literally just a bunch of thin white concentric circle patterns bouncing off the edges of the canvas, overlapping with eachother and a static one in the middle. pretty neat.

//sky pattern
 rectMode(CENTER);
 strokeWeight(0.4);
 stroke(255);
 stroke("white");
 noFill();

 while (sky > 1 && sky < 900) {
   circle(200, 200, 1);
   circle(200, 200, sky);
   sky += 10;
 }

 stroke(0);

 //pattern 1
 Circle(10, x, y);
 if (y > 375 || y < 25) {
   speedY = speedY * -1;
 }
 if (x > 375 || x < 25) {
   speedX = speedX * -1;
 }
 x = x + speedX;
 y = y + speedY;

 // pattern 2
 Circle(10, a, b);

 if (b > 375 || b < 25) {
   speedB = speedB * -1;
 }
 if (a > 375 || a < 25) {
   speedA = speedA * -1;
 }
 a = a + speedA;
 b = b + speedB;

i also used a randomGaussian() function to have the birdie blink at random intervals.

function lilGuy(){
push();
let r = randomGaussian(50, 150);
stroke(0);
strokeWeight(1);
translate(90, 0);
fill(255);
arc(195, 355.5, 80, 160, 270, 0, PIE);
circle(195, 265, 39);
arc(194, 280, 55, 25, 180, 270, PIE);
strokeWeight(0);
arc(195.5, 360.5, 80, 170, 270, 0);
circle(195, 265, 38);
strokeWeight(1.5);
fill(255);
strokeWeight(1.5);
ellipse(192, 267, w, h);
if (r < 51 && r > 45) {
h = 1;
} else {
h = 17;
}
pop();
}

• Reflection and ideas for future work or improvements:

if i had more time, i’d definitely add an interactive element, maybe some dialogue options so you can chat with the strange bird and get to the bottom of what he’s been musing about all mysteriously.