Introduction to Processing - Ampere Association

Introduction to Processing

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Learn how to use Processing, a “flexible software sketchbook”. Discover how to code visuals and the basics of what is needed in a game.

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Lesson 1: Installation and Setup Walkthrough 3 Tasks

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Task 1: Download Processing

Task 2: Adding Python Mode

Task 3: Saving and Loading Your First Program

Lesson 2: Basic Shapes 5 Tasks

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Task 1: Canvas Size

Task 2: The Coordinate System

Task 3: Drawing Shapes Part 1, Points and Lines

Task 4: Drawing Shapes Part 2, Rectangles

Task 5: Drawing Shapes Part 3, Ellipses

Lesson 2.5: Text 4 Tasks

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Task 2: textAlign()

Task 3: textSize()

Task 4: Line Break

Lesson 3: Shape Attributes and Colour Settings 4 Tasks

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Task 1: RGB Colour System

Task 2: Background

Task 3: Fill and Stroke

Task 4: noFill, noStroke, and strokeWeight

Lesson 4: Setup and Draw loop 2 Tasks

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Task 1: setup()

Lesson 4.5: Variables 2 Tasks

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Task 1: Global variables

Task 2: Editing global variables

Lesson 5: Mouse Input 3 Tasks

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Task 1: mouseX and mouseY

Task 2: mousePressed

Task 3: mousePressed(), mouseClicked(), mouseDragged()

Lesson 6: Object Intersections 2 Tasks

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Task1: Mouse and rectangle

Task 2: Mouse and circle

Lesson 7: Graphics