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=Processing, Animation & Physics= Workshop presented by: Kamran Bayegan Head of Department - ICT United Nations International School


 * Processing** is an open source software that can be freely downloaded from: [|Processing.org]. It is based on Java, but can be learned very quickly and completely hides the backend of Java that can be daunting to the beginner. The site also contains a wealth of resources for learning Processing.

I demonstrated how easy it is to put together a rather interesting animation. It is a twirling baton that creates rather complex visual images. You can download it, open it in Processing and explore the code.

Finally, I demonstrated ideas around simulating the real world (physics), incorporating forces of gravity, wind, acceleration and the like, video processing and tapping into resources such as the New York Times archives for data mining and data visualization. If you wish to discuss these further, feel free to contact me.