CST112 Project 6: Chapter 7

• The size of the output window should be 400 by 500 pixels or larger (the width and height should not be the same)
   
• Design some object of your own (this should be a different object than the ones you created for any previous project) that moves around the Processing output window; be as creative as you can since all students are completing the same basic assignment; the difference between full credit–a grade of 10 out of ten points or less–is generally contingent on the complexity of the design
   
• The initial location of the object should be in the center of the output window; use variables and system variables to manage the initial location no matter what the size of the output window
   
• Incorporate a structured (modularized) design for this sketch using the following programmer-designed functions called from the draw() function:
   
  • drawBackground()– draws the background for the sketch which could include a background() function call but should additionally implement coding that creates a background (no PImage objects)
  • drawObject()– there is no movement in this function, just draw the object at the current x- and y-coordinate locations; you might consider renaming this function to reflect whatever object you are drawing (for example if your object is a dog, the function could be called drawDog())
  • moveObject()– the object should move both horizontally and vertically as well; in this function add the current values of the x and y 'speed' variables to the x- and y-coordinate variables (you also could rename this function to reflect whatever object you are drawing)
  • bounceObject()– when the object reaches any of the output window borders it should reverse direction; in this function reverse the polarity of the 'speed' variables so that when the object reaches the left or right border, it should change direction horizontally and when it reaches the top or bottom border, it should change direction vertically (you also could rename this function to reflect whatever object you are drawing)

  The "modularized" approach above is the central part of this assignment and you will receive minimal credit if you do not complete the project using this specific methodology

• Hint: Use the modular approach to coding this application; write one function at a time and test it to make sure it works before moving on to the next function
   
• Click this Play Project 6 link to view a sample application which demonstrates the type of functionality that should be built into your sketch; however this is just an example since your assignment is to create something completely different:
   
• Insert the project number, your name, your e-mail address, the submission due date and one or two sentences that describe the sketch as comments at the beginning of the program; additionally comment each of the groups of variable declarations as well as the sections of code

• Students may work on all projects in teams of two or three, and, if so, all students in the group must submit the same project to their own dropboxes in Blackboard.  In the text box's dropbox, as well as in the source code documentation (comments), state the name(s) of the classmate(s) with whom you worked.
   
• The completed project archived into a ".ZIP" file submitted electronically via an attachment to a Brightspace dropbox is due to Prof. Struck no later than 11:59 p.m. on the date listed in the course outline.