Coding Challenge #52: Random Walker

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In this coding challenge, I simulate a "random walk" with the p5.js library. This video is part of the course Nature of Code at ITP, Tisch, NYU. Code: https://thecodingtrain.com/challenges/52-random-walker

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References:
πŸšΆπŸ½β€β™€οΈ Random walk Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_walk
5️⃣ random Function Reference Page: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/random
5️⃣ floor Function Reference Page: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/floor
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Related Coding Challenges:
πŸš‚ #53 Random Walker with Vectors and LΓ©vy Flight: https://youtu.be/bqF9w9TTfeo
πŸš‚ #162 Self Avoiding Walk: https://youtu.be/m6-cm6GZ1iw

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction to the Random Walker Coding Challenge
1:56 Whiteboard explanation of a random walk
6:48 Into the code...drawing a point!
7:30 Picking a random number between 0 and 4 using p5.js's 'random' and 'floor' functions
9:58 Setting up the code to use the random number
12:26 First run! The point...it wibbles...it wobbles
12:48 Stop clearing the background every frame so that we can see the point's path
13:10 Discussion of the possibilities of the random walker

Editing by Mathieu Blanchette
Animations by Jason Heglund
Music from Epidemic Sound

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