Creative Programming Assignment 201202 (Q3)

• Please read AssignmentDescription.

• Before the first lecture, Please download and install Processing on your laptop.

• Always bring with you your laptop, with fully charged batteries and power cables.

Schedule

Lectures

Location: AUD.2

Time: Wednesdays, 08.45 - 10.30

Hands-on help

Location: ID Cafe

Time: Mondays, 14:00 - 15:00

Starting date

kick off meeting in wk 15, Wednesday April 13, 08:45 - 10:30 hrs. Location is AUD.2.

Deliverables

• Every week you will be given some tasks as individual homework. One of these tasks is obligatory and the result of this task must be delivered.

  • Deadline: 5 PM, the following Tuesday.

  • Zip the results(sketchbook, data files, images etc) all together into one single zip file, name it as follows:

    week<weeknumber>_<IDNR>.zip

    For example:

    week3_0732290.zip

    Once the file is uploaded, you will not be able to remove it or to change it. So please try to upload the latest version in one go. If by any chance you wish to update the submission, please make a new zip file, add _v<version number> to the file name. For example if you wish to send in a new version for week3_0732290.zip, name it as week3_0732290_v2.zip.

    • All letters in the name must be in lowercases.

    • Please use your IDNR (instead of the s number). If you don't know your IDNR, check it out in the registration list.

    • Using this naming scheme is important, or your submission will be ignored.. Also see Windows Help for how to zip and unzip files in Windows.

  • Upload the zip file to

    • Studyweb ( You shall follow this link: https://dlwpswbsp.tue.nl/ID2010/338ba2ee2a7042e7bfb7d8bcbf11cda4/default.aspx)

    • For StudyWeb to work, you'd better use Microsoft Internet Explorer.

    • Please login properly to upload your documents. If at home, you must use VPN.

• Voluntary task: You are challenged to deliver a demonstration with the robot (if you prefer, and with visuals) to show what you have learned from the assignment, to show your capability of reading and understanding the documentations, and to show your creativity. (You'd better start earlier during the assignment, so that you can see it evolving, and get the help from other students, possibly as well as the student assistants):

  • You are expected to work in pairs.

  • No lectures will be given specially for the robot. You are challenged to read and understand the documentations. These documents are available on the assignment wiki.

  • If you manage to deliver such a demo, AdMoVeo must be used.

  • Examples of things (these are just examples!) you can do with AdMoVeo:

    • Let AdMoVeo dance with your hand.

    • Let AdMoVeo dance with music.

    • Let AdMoVeo follow a line.

    • Use AdMoVeo LEDs as disco lights

    • Let AdMoVeo follow a light.

    • Let AdMoVeo read a map and plot the map on the screen

    • … anything else not in this list. Check out AdMoVeo video clips on YouTube for inspiration.

  • What you are expected to deliver: a word document to studyweb, named after Robot_<IDNR>.doc that contains

    • A link to a YouTube video that shows the behavior of the robot. The video must be titled as CreaPro 2010 AdMoVeo: <your title> by <your name> and <your name>. In the description you should briefly explain your creation.

    • The source code

  • Selected videos will be shown on the WallOfFame of the assignment and on AdMoVeo.nl

  • You may show your demo as part of your exhibition, but you don’t have to. It is up to you.

Installing Processing

1. Download processing. Please make sure you are downloading the latest stable release. There are two versions, one with Java, one without. If you are not sure, download the one with Java.

   • For those who knows what the JDK is and wants to install Processing along with JDK: You need x32 version of the JDK no matter whether you are running an x32 or x64 system.

   • If you don't understand what the above comment is about, download the one with Java.

2. Create a directory "Programs" on the C: disk, in the root. If "C:\Programs" exists already, skip this step.
3. Extract the entire directory to C:\Programs (note, not "C:\Program Files"). if you are reinstalling Processing, remove the entire processing directory first.
4. Create a shortcut on your desktop to "Processing.exe" for easy access.

If you have questions

• We will be happy to answer your questions, but please try not to email your questions to teachers. Instead, bring your questions to the help sessions.
• Please try to solve the problems by yourself -- this is important part of learning experience.
• If you could not solve the problems after trying hard for at least half a day, seek for help from your fellows.
• Again, Please try not to email your questions to teachers.