I have changed my idea again because my previous design was very limited in terms of transformation and interaction an would not be very interesting to play with. This time I have gone back to my original idea 4 of balls rolling down and making sound, but changed it so that they bounce down stair cases and make sounds as they hit the stair cases. This has involved learning about array lists and how to put 'things' inside them and using that information to get want I want. To make it more interesting I have made the staircases have 'damage' so they fade in colour and eventually disappear each time a ball hits each step. This has also sorted the problem of the balls getting caught in between the steps.
At the moment I am just using random colour for the balls and the steps, which change colour as the balls hit them and the fade to white/ gray (because the transparency changes). I need to change this as the colours are not working visually. I will also try just having the balls white so they stand out more against the black background.
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Monday, 11 April 2011
I have decided that my idea (4) is going to be a lot harder than I thought. I am going to start with something a lot easier, so I have something by friday, and then hopefully develop it further. I will try to make a ball drop and then as it crosses the 'bars' it will make a sound. As you click on the bars this will change the sound and colour. I will still have to learn a lot to achieve this as my programming skills are not that great. My goal is to create this idea that i have and then improve my processing skills to make it more interactive and interesting. For example, include dragging of the bars.
Thursday, 7 April 2011
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