Course review

In the Interactive Media’s class, first of all, I learn about simple function of setup(), draw(), loop() and random(). It’s like JAVA class, but it can use the programming to draw the picture. We were assigned a simple task in the first week. We only use processing software, and we make the pupils of the eye move along with the mouse, then we defined of the location.
When we progressed this semester, we have many interactive programs with processing, for example, drawing and paint application let the program to animate any pictures.
Besides, we have a quiz and must to create a fan, we learned the rotating function and how it applies of the objects that we draw. In the beginning, we created lines to draw a square. Before the quiz, teacher let we practice to design three squares with colors in the frame. During the quiz I face the problem that an animation to simulate a fan motion. So I lose the key point then it cannot run.
For our project, Vivian taught me a lot that I thought was difficult to do in the program. Than we decide to create a game like the Dance Dance Revolution (DDR). We create 26 letters than use the button to click the letter. After processing, we combine the Arduino and Processing. Later we decrease the button to four, including red, green, blue and yellow button. Finally, Vivian thought the program can use array function to control every square and finish the project. The Interactive Media Design course is a new challenge for me. However, I will learn about more interactive media in the future.