Shariq M. Shah – Project 11 – Generative Landscape

shariqs-project-11

// Name: Shariq M. Shah
// Andrew ID: shariqs
// Section: C
// Project 11

//initializing objects as empty arrays
var boxes = [];
var balls = [];

var spikesSpeed = 0.0005;
var spikesDetail = 0.5;

function setup() {
    createCanvas(640, 240);
    // creating boxes
    for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++){
        var rx = random(width);
        boxes[i] = makebox(rx);
    }
    frameRate(30);
}
function draw() {
    background(235, 183, 52);
    noFill();
    stroke(1);
    beginShape();
    for (var x = 0; x < width; x++) {
      var t = (x * spikesDetail * 2) + (millis() * 1.3 * spikesSpeed);
      var y = map(noise(t), 0, 1, 0, height);
      vertex(x, y);
      push();
      fill(0);
      ellipse(x, y, 5, 5);
      pop();
    }
    endShape();
    updateAndshowboxes();
    removeboxesThatHaveSlippedOutOfView();
    addNewboxesWithSomeRandomProbability();
    //text that moves in generative landscape
    text("//wishyouwerehere", constrain(mouseX, 50, width - 100), height/2 + 50, 5)
}
function updateAndshowboxes(){
    // Update the box's positions, and show them.
    for (var i = 0; i < boxes.length; i++){
        boxes[i].move();
        boxes[i].show();
    }
}
function removeboxesThatHaveSlippedOutOfView(){
    var boxesToKeep = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < boxes.length; i++){
        if (boxes[i].x + boxes[i].breadth > 0) {
            boxesToKeep.push(boxes[i]);
        }
    }
    boxes = boxesToKeep; // remember the surviving boxes
}
function addNewboxesWithSomeRandomProbability() {
    // With a very tiny probability, add a new box to the end.
    var newboxLikelihood = 0.007;
    if (random(0,1) < newboxLikelihood) {
        boxes.push(makebox(width));
    }
}
// method to update position of box every frame
function boxMove() {
    this.x += this.speed;
}
function boxshow() {
    var heightUp = 20;
    var bHeight = this.nFloors * heightUp;
    fill(0);
    stroke(5);
    push();
    translate(this.x, height - 40);
    noStroke();
    for (var i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
        rect(5, -15 - (i * heightUp), this.breadth - 5, 1 + i);
        ellipse(-20, -(i * 1.2 * 2 * heightUp), 5 + i, 5 + i);
    }
    pop();
}
function makebox(birthLocationX) {
    var bldg = {x: birthLocationX,
                breadth: 50,
                speed: -1.0,
                nFloors: round(random(2,8)),
                move: boxMove,
                show: boxshow}
    return bldg;
}

In this project, I used objects to generate an abstract and dynamic landscape that interacts with the rectangular geometry objects in the background. The arrays and dynamic objects generate a constantly moving and energetic field.