A project made for an interactive media class. Creates a randomized infinite 2D scene with a character & vehicle moving across it.
NOTE: This program was developed in Processing, a specialized Java-based development tool, and requires it to run. You can download Processing for free here: https://processing.org/download/ (This project was initially developed for Processing 2, but has been updated to work with the latest version, Processing 3.)
Also, please note that Processing requires project folders to have the same name as the main class; if you wish to run this, please ensure the containing folder is named "RollingOnRandom" prior to opening any files.
User Functionality: - User functionality is limited to opening and closing the program; the program is self-contained
“Above & Beyond” Features: - Generated a perlin noise foreground that scrolls infinitely; has 3 tints of green to visually break it up a little. - Similarly generated a perlin noise background giving the illusion of mountains in the background. It scrolls slower than the foreground, giving a parallax effect. - A semi-random (that is, random within a small range) amount of snow falls from the sky at varying speeds and sways. - Snow gradually accumulates on the ground as time goes on. - There is a day night cycle. Each night, a randomly determined collection of stars appears in random positions above the mountains. Simple constellations occasionally appear between close stars. - The cart pusher, Kjeldson, will react when the stars appear. - Both the character and the vehicle are textured and their movement is animated. - Both the character and the vehicle will rotate their orientation based on the elevation of the perlin generated ground. - There’s a blood moon that moves across the sky and eventually plunges the world into endless night.