Coding Challenge #1: Starfield in Processing

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Published on April 13, 2016 3:17:50 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17WoOqgXsRM

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This is the first in a new series of videos. In this video I attempt to program a "star field" or "warp speed" visualization in Processing. Code: https://thecodingtrain.com/challenges/1-starfield

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🌟 Inspiration: https://cs.brynmawr.edu/gxk2013/examples/transformations/starfield/

Related Coding Challenges:
🚂 #27 Fireworks: https://youtu.be/CKeyIbT3vXI
🚂 #46 Asteroids: https://youtu.be/hacZU523FyM

Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome to a 10 minute coding challenge
0:59 Let's create a star class
2:10 Make an array of stars
3:17 Write the update() and show() functions
3:43 Make the stars move!
5:37 Translate to the middle of the canvas
6:17 Add more stars
7:40 Start to tweak size and speed of stars
9:02 Add trails to stars
10:31 Bonus two minutes!

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Animations by Jason Heglund
Music from Epidemic Sound

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