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Sublime Text 2 build system for PROCESSING

bigusfickes — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:26:10 +0000

I just threw together a quick PROCESSING build system for Sublime Text 2

PROCESSING build system for Sublime Text 2 WINDOWS

Here is the same build system for Sublime Text 2 on OSX

PROCESSING build system for Sublime Text 2 OSX

{
  "cmd": ["killall -v java  ; processing-java  --sketch=$file_path --output=$file_path/build --force --build --run "],
  "shell": true
}

Joshua Davis XMAS 2012 collaboration gets featured!

bigusfickes — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:53:41 +0000

Guess who got another Processing sketch featured in the Sketchpad gallery?

PROCESSING APPLICATION GETS FEATURED

If you haven’t seen the full application at http://joshuadavis.com/xmas/, go there now and make some art. Then share it on Twitter and Facebook.

Brought to you by Joshua Davis, Jon Contino, Chuck Anderson, Si Scott, Eric Fickes, and the entire Satellite Office family.

ISpiral iPhone desktop sketch in a rainbow of colors

bigusfickes — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:19:51 +0000

Just finished a new iPhone desktop background pattern in Processing. I’m using these as my Home Screen, but these would work with your lock screen just as well.

You can see all the images below, or download them all in one zip file.

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in RED

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in ORANGE

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in YELLOW

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in YELLOW 2

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in GREEN

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in YELLOWISH GREEN

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in TEAL

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in LIGHT BLUE

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in BLUE

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in INDIGO

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in VIOLET

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in PINK

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in WHITE

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in DARK WHITE

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in DARKER WHITE

ISpiral iPhone desktop background in DARKEST WHITE

Instacanv.as featured my work

bigusfickes — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:25:45 +0000

I’m a featured artist on instacanv.as!!

Apache FLEX processing sketches

bigusfickes — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:47:31 +0000

I did these Processing sketches while I was working the final 360 Flex conference back in May 2012. A certain person who I will call Wilkero said I would win some software if I submitted something to the logo contest. All I won was unlimited bottled water while working the volunteer table. It was a good conference.

So here you go Flexers. Hope somebody likes these.

Under skateboard camera testing

bigusfickes — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:03:37 +0000

Long story short, the testing failed. It was fun, but I needed some duct tape, or a proper replayXD mount.

Right shoulder-cam at two skateparks

bigusfickes — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:44:47 +0000

Ever wonder what my shoulder looks like when I skateboard? Today is your lucky day. I took my ReplayXD to the skateparks this weekend and came home with some great shoulder footage. I’m trying to find a good downward angle to capture my feet and board.

Here is my shoulder at Discovery Park in Wheat Ridge.

Here is my shoulder at the new Northglenn Skatepark

Fickes Mouse Draw – processing drawing tool less than 5k

bigusfickes — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:46:57 +0000

I wrote a simple 4k drawing tool in Processing tonight. It’s called Fickes Mouse Draw, and it’s a fun example of using the built in events mousePressed() and keyPressed().

PROCESSING RULES

Text to speech PROCESSING example for OSX

bigusfickes — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:09:42 +0000

If you’re on OSX, you have access to a text to speech command named say. This command typically lives at /usr/bin/say and it lets you read text using a robot voice. If you’re unfamiliar with say, open up Terminal and type the following:

“say you are the master”

Assuming your speakers aren’t muted, you should here a robot voice say “you are my master”. The OSX say command has many voices built in which you can see by running this command:

“say -v ?”

And now for the magic. Say you want your Processing sketch to speak. No problem, here’s the source code to a simple sample of how to do this.

// Begin Processing Sketch

void setup() {

size(200, 200);

text(“Turn up your sound”, 5, 100);

text(“and then click me”, 5, 120);

}

void draw() {

// draw() must be present for mousePressed() to work

}

void mousePressed() {

String[] cmd = { “/usr/bin/say”, “What’s shaking bacon?” };

exec(cmd);

println(“mousePressed “);

}

// end sketch

Make a desktop application using Processing

bigusfickes — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:01:30 +0000

Ever wanted to turn your Processing sketch into a desktop application? No sweat, after you write your sketch it’s a simple three step process.

From the menu bar, click File then Export Application
Next you pick your export options from the dialog box that pops up
After clicking export you have your desktop application

At this point you should have a desktop application for each platform you selected in step 2, all organized into platform specific folders. I’ve been spending so much time exporting applets for my OpenProcessing profile, I totally overlooked this handy feature.

So sweet.

Now I have to figure out how to write smartphone applications using Processing. Got any advice, leave it in the comments.