CST112 Project 8: Chapter 8

• The difference between full credit–a grade of 10 out of ten points or less– on this assignment generally is contingent on the complexity of the design , so be as creative as you can since all students are completing the same basic assignment
   
• Design a class (create this class using the "New Tab" command and save it as a separate file) with some object of your own that moves around the Processing output window (this should be a different object than the ones you created for any previous project)
   
• The size of the output window should be 400 by 500 pixels or larger (the width and height should not be the same)
   
• Your class minimally will need instance variables (attributes) to store:
   
  • The x- and y-coordinates of the object
  • The x and y 'speed' values
     
• The class should contain the following methods:
   
  • The constructor method that initializes the instance variables
  • drawObject()– there is no movement in this method, just draw the object at the current x- and y-coordinate locations; you might consider renaming this method to reflect whatever object you are drawing (for example if your object is a dog, the method could be called drawDog()
  • moveObject()– the object should move both horizontally and vertically as well; in this method add the current values of the x and y 'speed' variables to the x- and y-coordinate variables (you also could rename this method to reflect whatever object you are drawing)
  • bounceObject()– when the object reaches any of the output window borders it should reverse direction; in this method 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 method to reflect whatever object you are drawing)
  • To increase your grade you may add other methods with additional functionality that implement your own creativity
     
• The primary requirement of this assignment is that you define a class (a significantly reduced grade if you do not) with a "list" of attributes that are initialized in the constructor method and manipulate those class attributes in the displayObject(), moveObject() and bounceObject() methods; declare and instantiate at least two objects from the class and call all three (or more) of its methods for both (all) objects
   
• Click this Play Project 8 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 comments at the beginning of the program for the assignment project number, your name and e-mail address, the date of submission, and a brief description of what the program does; additionally comment each of the sections of code, including a comment at the beginning of each of the programmer-defined functions and methods

• 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.