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Processing and Arduino in Tandem
What you'll learn
Use Processing to create basic software applications
Make your own drawing and animation tools
Create a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to control your software
Use an Arduino to provide physical controls for your drawing and animation tools
About this online course
Create your own drawing and animation software–and learn basic programming and electronics skills at the same time. This engaging 5-week online course introduces you to two simple tools: Processing, a programming language for visual thinkers, and Arduino, a hardware platform for working with electronics. You'll learn how to use these tools together to build something useful right away.
You don't need programming or electronics experience to get started. Processing is easy to learn, and you'll get to know Arduino with a starter kit. You'll also have direct access to the instructor via online Q&A during the workshop. And here's the best part: the courses are free. It's a fun and inspiring way for designers, artists, and beginning programmers to learn basic graphics programming.
Instructor
Joseph Gray, a Seattle-based artist and designer, has taught workshops on Processing and Arduino at Metrix Create:Space in Seattle. After earning a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 1999, he began learning programming in the graphic design industry – which led him to create custom software and hardware tools for art installations and visual performances. His sculptural and performance work has been exhibited at Unit B Gallery in San Antonio, Meridian Gallery and The Lab in San Francisco, and a multitude of venues in the Pacific Northwest, including 911 Media, Bumbershoot, and the Seattle Art Museum Gallery. A portfolio of his work can be found at grauwald.com.