The Essential Guide to Processing for Flash Developers

Processingisaopensourceprojectthatbridgesthegapbetweenprogrammingandart.Itssimplicityandpowerappealtonon-codersandold-handsalike.AsaFlashdeveloper,youalreadyhaveafirmgraspofbasicprogrammingprinciplesandanunderstandingofcreatingandcontrollingvisualsthroughcode.ThisbookusesyourexistingknowledgeasaspringboardtolearningProcessingandharnessingtheextracreativepowerandcontrolthatitoffers,bothonandofftheweb.TheEssentialGuidetoProcessingforFlashDeveloperstakesahands-onapproachtolearningProcessingthatbuildsuponyourfamiliaritywithFlash,andyourexperiencewiththeActionScriptlanguageandobject-orientedprogrammingconcepts.ThebookoffersafullseriesofProcessingprojects,structuredtoallowlessexperiencedcoderstogetuptospeedquickly,whileleavingroomformoreexperiencedprogrammerstotaketheinitialprojectconceptsandbuildmorecomplexapplications.IncludesalanguageprimerexplainingalloftheProcessing-specificprogrammingtheoryyouneedtoknowContainsafullseriesofProcessingprojectsandnumerouseasy-to-followcodeexamplesCoversProcessing’sJavamode,providinganeasy-to-navigatebridgetoprogramminginJava,Processing’sunderlyinghostlanguageProjectsincludesimplecharacteranimationanadvancedparticleengineaseriousgame,withAIacellularautomataframework,includinga.liffileformatparsera3DdatavisualizationapplicationWhothisbookisforThisbookisfordesignersanddeveloperswhoarefamiliarwithFlashandwanttostartworkingintheProcessinglanguage.ThisbookeasesthetransitiontoProcessing,showingyouexactlywhatthenewconceptsthatyouâllfaceare,andalsohowmuchyouwonâthavetolearnbecauseofyourexistingFlashknowledge.IfyouâveeverstoodinaweofaProcessingdemonstrationandwishedyoucoulddothat,thenthisbookisforyou.