More work done on hexagon page

So...
I'm back at uni and working hard again.
Today a bit more work was done on Arcc.cc, specifically the hexagon page (link for the lazy). It still has a couple of small pieces of code that need to be written (or rewritten) but overall its functionality is acceptable.

Breakdown of changes:
1. Switched from iframes to javascript.

• Removes the reliance on openprocessing.com.
• Faster load times.
• No java applet permission requests as it draws straight to canvas.

2. Changed from a straight up layout to request and interaction based, also changed the size of sketches.

• Gives a more clear place for viewing.
• No more confusion and scrolling.
• Borders to know that happens when you click a navigation button.
• Allows for more organisation and layout, and sets a set size for sketches.
• Con - the change of size of one sketch causes quite intensive load (this is due to the sketch itself as well as the fact that it is being drawn in a browser).

3. Implemented JQuery.

• Can modify content on the page much, much easier.
• Quickly implemented and can be quickly added to.

What I learned from today (in chronological order):

• My Web Development class is not nearly as fast paced and awesome as my Internet Art class.
• Hackertyper.net is good for trolling other students who aren't as computer literate as I am.
• JQuery is AWESOME! and can do all the things.
• Revere Occam's Razor. It is your god.

Another interesting method of drawing

This is a very interesting method of drawing on this site.

http://www.koalastothemax.com

Falling

http://www.fallingfalling.com

This site piqued my interest tonight mainly due to the sound. the frequency of it seems to be constantly falling. I think I'll investigate this phenomena in a project this year.

A wild website appears

www.Arcc.cc

Particle Systems!

For the past couple of days, other than doing the usual processing work, I have been getting back into the habit of playing around with Maya. I started off getting reacquainted with the program and then once caught up on what I already knew I decided to push my knowledge a little further and experiment with particles. There was a preliminary experiment to this video however its not as emotive or awesome as this one is.

I made this for a girl called Emily. Its an abstract piece based on emotional life experience (of finding love and all that jazz).

The music is Nannou by Aphex Twin.

FPGA Tomfoolery

Against great odds It seems an elegant mix between my bitcoin mining hardware and art has come to fruition. Spawning THIS:

A couple of days in planning and a bit of tweaking at the end has got this FPGA running at ~228MH/s@228MHz.

Add in a fan for righteous cooling, and it will stay that way.

Then add in some night lights, so you can see your keyboard as you vent your frustrations at the internet late into the night.

Make it adjustable so you can sleep if you want to.

AND

WE HAVE LIFTOFF!!!

First Processing sketch

This is my first uploaded processing sketch. This was generally an exercise in using functions and getting processing to do what i want. Soon enough I might update this with the ability to "listen" to sound and music and derive its activity (and possibly colour) from beat, frequency etc. It's called "Crosses" and I've also chosen to release it under GPLv3.