Tag: Section A

sketch

// Paul Greenway
// pgreenwa
// pgreenwa@andrew.cmu.edu
// Project-11-Landscape

var terrainSpeed = 0.0005;
var terrainDetail = 0.005;

var buildings = [];
var trees = [];

var c1;
var c2;

function setup() {
    createCanvas(480, 300); 
  
    //gradient background color set
    c1 = color(0, 90, 186); 
    c2 = color(255, 166, 0);
    setGradient(c1, c2);
    
    // create an initial collection of buildings
    for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++){
        var rx = random(width);
        buildings[i] = makeBuilding(rx);
    }
    frameRate(60);
}


function draw() { 
    
    setGradient(c1, c2);
    
    mountains1();
    mountain2();
    strokeWeight(1);
  
    
  
    updateAndDisplayBuildings();
    removeBuildingsThatHaveSlippedOutOfView();
    addNewBuildingsWithSomeRandomProbability(); 
  
    updateAndDisplayTrees();
    removeTreesThatHaveSlippedOutOfView();
    addNewTreesWithSomeRandomProbability();
  
  
  
    fill(40);
    rect (0,height-60, width, height-50);
  
    noFill();
    stroke(255);
    strokeWeight(1);
    line(0,height-40, width, height-40);
    strokeWeight(3);
    line(0,height-30, width, height-30);
  
    noStroke();
    fill(255);
    ellipse(500,50,30,30);
  
  
}


//create background mountains

function mountains1() {
  
    noStroke();
    fill(255,100);
    beginShape();
    for (var x = 0; x < width; x++) {
        var t = (x * terrainDetail*3) + (millis() * terrainSpeed);
        var y = map(noise(t), 0, 1, height/4, height/2);
        vertex(x, y);
      }
    vertex(width, height);
    vertex(0, height);
    endShape(CLOSE);
}

function mountain2() {
  
    noStroke();
    fill(185, 96, 0, 100);
    beginShape();
    for (var x = 0; x < width; x++) {
        var t = (x * terrainDetail*3) + (millis() * terrainSpeed);
        var y = map(noise(t), 0, 1, height/1.5, height/2);
        vertex(x, y);
      }
    vertex(width, height);
    vertex(0, height);
    endShape(CLOSE);
}



//set background color gradient

function setGradient(c1, c2) {
 
  noFill();
  for (var y = 0; y < 300; y++) {
    var inter = map(y, 0, 150, 0, 1);
    var c = lerpColor(c1, c2, inter);
    stroke(c);
    line(0, y, width, y);
  }
}


//create windy trees

function updateAndDisplayTrees(){
    
    for (var i = 0; i < trees.length; i++){
        trees[i].move();
        trees[i].display();
    }
}
function removeTreesThatHaveSlippedOutOfView(){

    var treesToKeep = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < trees.length; i++){
        if (trees[i].x + trees[i].breadth > 0) {
            treesToKeep.push(trees[i]);
        }
    }
    trees = treesToKeep; // remember the surviving buildings
}
function addNewTreesWithSomeRandomProbability() {
    // With a very tiny probability, add a new building to the end.
    var newTreeLikelihood = 0.01; 
    if (random(0,1) < newTreeLikelihood) {
        trees.push(makeTree(width));
    }
}
function treeMove() {
    this.x += this.speed;
}
function treeDisplay() {
    var treeHeight = random(45,50);
    var tHeight = treeHeight; 
    fill(0,100); 
    noStroke(); 
    push();
    translate(this.x, height - 40);
    ellipse(0, -tHeight, this.breadth-10, tHeight);
    fill('black');
    rect(0-4,-tHeight, this.breadth-45, tHeight);
    pop();
}
function makeTree(birthLocationX) {
    var tre = {x: birthLocationX,
                breadth: 50,
                speed: -1.0,
                nFloors: round(random(2,8)),
                move: treeMove,
                display: treeDisplay}
    return tre;
}
  
    

//create buildings based on starter code

function updateAndDisplayBuildings(){
    
    for (var i = 0; i < buildings.length; i++){
        buildings[i].move();
        buildings[i].display();
    }
}
function removeBuildingsThatHaveSlippedOutOfView(){

    var buildingsToKeep = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < buildings.length; i++){
        if (buildings[i].x + buildings[i].breadth > 0) {
            buildingsToKeep.push(buildings[i]);
        }
    }
    buildings = buildingsToKeep; // remember the surviving buildings
}
function addNewBuildingsWithSomeRandomProbability() {
    // With a very tiny probability, add a new building to the end.
    var newBuildingLikelihood = 0.005; 
    if (random(0,1) < newBuildingLikelihood) {
        buildings.push(makeBuilding(width));
    }
}
function buildingMove() {
    this.x += this.speed;
}
function buildingDisplay() {
    var floorHeight = 20;
    var bHeight = this.nFloors * floorHeight; 
    fill(100,200); 
    noStroke(); 
    push();
    translate(this.x, height - 40);
    rect(0, -bHeight, this.breadth, bHeight);
    noStroke();
    fill(255);
    for (var i = 0; i < this.nFloors; i++) {
        ellipse(3+5,-10+20*-i,5,5);
    }
    for (var y = 0; y < this.nFloors; y++) {
        ellipse(13+5,-10+20*-y,5,5);
    }
    for (var z = 0; z < this.nFloors; z++) {
        ellipse(23+5,-10+20*-z,5,5);
    }
    for (var x = 0; x < this.nFloors; x++) {
        ellipse(33+5,-10+20*-x,5,5);
    }
    pop();
}
function makeBuilding(birthLocationX) {
    var bldg = {x: birthLocationX,
                breadth: 50,
                speed: -1.0,
                nFloors: round(random(2,8)),
                move: buildingMove,
                display: buildingDisplay}
    return bldg;
}

For this project I wanted to create the view of a landscape as seen when driving in a car. I made use of the base passing buildings object as well as adding trees, mountains, and a gradient sky color to create the overall composition.