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Author:   Margaret Noble (High Tech High Media Arts, San Diego, Calfornia, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Chapman & Hall/CRC
Weight:   0.598kg
ISBN:  

9780367509590

ISBN 10:   0367509598
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   17 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Acknowledgements and Contributor List Author Bio Introduction and Best Practices Chapter 1: Designing Graphically with the Language of Code Getting Started & Basic Overview Lesson 1.1: Pixel Grid System Lesson 1.2: Code and Canvas Windows Lesson 1.3: More Shapes Lesson 1.4: Grayscale Lesson 1.5: Syntax, Comments, and Order of Code Lesson 1.6: Line Commands (Stroke and No Stroke) Lesson 1.7: Coloring Pixels Lesson 1.8: Adding Transparency Values Lesson 1.9: The Processing Reference – Important Resource! Project: Geometric Design Chapter 2: Creating Responsive Environments Lesson 2.1: Dynamic Computer Programs Lesson 2.2: First Animations Lesson 2.3: Animation Trails Lesson 2.4: Finding Exact Coordinates Lesson 2.5: Complex Shapes Lesson 2.6: Linking Shapes for Synched Movement Lesson 2.7: Adding Text Lesson 2.8: Rotating Shapes Project: Interactive Environment Chapter 3: Automated Animations Lesson 3.1: Counting Variables Lesson 3.2: Moving Objects in Multiple Directions Lesson 3.3: Growing Shapes with the Mouse Lesson 3.4: Println() for Debugging Lesson 3.5: Constrain() for Stopping Animations Lesson 3.6: Random() Opportunities Lesson 3.7: Automated Rotations Project: Automated Environment Chapter 4: Animated Collages Lesson 4.1: Preparing and Importing Imagery Lesson 4.2: Moving Images Lesson 4.3: Fading and Coloring Images using Tint() Lesson 4.4: Resizing Images & Multiples Lesson 4.5: Constraining Mouse Movements Lesson 4.6: Void Key Pressed() and Image Rotations Lesson 4.7: Create Fonts Lesson 4.8: Project Optimization and noSmooth() Project: Animated and Interactive Collage Chapter 5: Conditional Interactions and Rollovers Lesson 5.1: Conditional Statements and Relational Operators Lesson 5.2: Conditional Statements with Custom Variables Lesson 5.3: And vs. Or Lesson 5.4: Logical Operators Defining Spaces Lesson 5.5: Variations with Mouse and Keyboard Actions Lesson 5.6: Two Variables: Alternating Movements Lesson 5.7: Color Detection Using the Get() Function Project: Rollover Animation Chapter 6: Events and Interactions for Simple Games: Part 1 Lesson 6.1: Turning Things on with Boolean Variables Lesson 6.2: Toggling Between Two States Using Boolean Variables Lesson 6.3: Multiple Buttons Alternating Lesson 6.4: Booleans Working with Counting Variables Lesson 6.5: Specific Keyboard Interactions Lesson 6.6: Creating a Walking Character Lesson 6.7: Boundaries Chapter 7: Events and Interactions for Simple Games: Part 2 Lesson 7.1: Timers Lesson 7.2: Continuous Motion Key Controls Lesson 7.3: For Loops are Efficient Lesson 7.4: Color Detection with For Loops Lesson 7.5: Game Creation from Keys, Loops, and Color Detection Lesson 7.6: Image Collisions with the Distance() Function Lesson 7.7: Two Players, Directional Movement, and Jumping! Chapter 8: Multilevel Architectures and Arrays Lesson 8.1: Basic Levels Architecture Lesson 8.2: States within Levels Lesson 8.3: Arrays Lesson 8.4: Image Arrays Lesson 8.5: Player Options Lesson 8.6: Choice Based Projects Conclusion Final Project: Multilevel Interactive Experience

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Margaret Noble was born in Texas, raised in San Diego, and received her key artistic training in Chicago. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego and an MFA in Studio and Sound Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Margaret Noble is an accomplished media producer with a background in public education, artistic production, and large-scale exhibition development. Her artworks have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Margaret Noble came to education from industry as a professional artist. Throughout her 13+ years of teaching in secondary and higher education, she has consistently supported diverse learners in producing meaningful, community driven, multimedia projects. Margaret and her students have also received several awards and recognitions for their classroom projects including features in Edutopia and Wired magazine. To learn more about Margaret Noble’s work, please visit: https://www.margaretnoble.com/

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