Motion Narrative: The Nature of Code
Motion | Spring, 2022
The Nature of Code is a textbook by Daniel Shiffman that educates its readers about natural systems and how one could simulate them in Processing, an open-source programming language. Building on Shiffman's chapter structure, this fictitious title sequence imagines a narrative, guiding the observer through a selection of concepts found within the book.
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Storyboard
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Styleframes
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Stills from the final outcome
Audio: Moving On (Acoustic) (Instrumental) by Soul City
Resources
The Nature of Code:
https://natureofcode.com
https://natureofcode.com
Marmoset:
https://www.marmosetmusic.com
https://www.marmosetmusic.com