Module : Introduction to Processing

• Topics
• Resources
• In-Class Activities
• Sample Quiz Question

Topics

• Downloading and Installing Processing3
• Running (Existing) Sketches in Processing3

Resources

• Complete the course questionnaire

• Read the Getting Started tutorial from Processing website (which is, in fact, equivalent to Chapter 2 of the Reas/Fry book). Note that instructions for downloading and installing Processing3 on your own machine are included within this tutorial.

• (Optional)
  If you'd like to work ahead, check out Hello Processing -- a wonderful one hour experience from the "Hour of Code" inniative, including video lessons and interactive exercises.

In-Class Activities

Explore some of the many examples that come included with the Processing software, found within the File->Examples menu option. Some of my favorites include:

• Demos → Graphics → Particles
• Demos → Graphics → Yellowtail
• Demos → Graphics → Ribbons
• Topics → Interaction → Reach2
• Topics → Simulate → Flocking
• Topics → Animation → Sequential
• Topics → ImageProcessing → Explode

Sample Quiz Question

There will not be any quiz for this module.