Creative Coding

The Big Picture By Herman Bergwerf What's interesting about this project, is Herman's use of sourcing multiple images through creating an algorithm that sources these images from Google to create one single image, hence "the big picture". What makes the project artistic, is how the computer is trying to create an already existing picture, with current existing images stored in Google images. As each image is generate and picked, its almost spewed onto a canvas as if the computer is holding a paint brush and filling in the gaps to form a full image. It is a rhythmic way of using code (PHP and JavaScript), which I honestly enjoyed whilst watching how the program worked. Video:  Link to project:  Devart Project

For this exercise, we were told to form groups of four and write out a program on paper, the program could be anything such as a simple task, for example; kicking a ball, or something complex; making a 5 star course meal. My group decided to bake a cake, here is the pseudo code we wrote: Code is a set of instructions telling the computer what to do. When writing a program, it is important to keep in mind that computers are "dumb"; a computer can only do as much so as you tell it to do, it is unable to comprehend what you mean unless you are specific; meaning a computer is unable to fill in the gaps for you. As you can see, the pseudo code written is very vague and would require slightly more than a page for a computer to fully understand and carry the instructions. In order for this code to work, it would have to be written from different angles; step-by-step recording every sort of action necessary in the procedure of baking a cake.