https://github.com/lukestorry/code-a-clock

A workshop for demonstrating a lab session at University of Bristol Open Days - an introduction to programming, using the Processing.org Java sketchbook to create custom clock faces.
https://github.com/lukestorry/code-a-clock

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A workshop for demonstrating a lab session at University of Bristol Open Days - an introduction to programming, using the Processing.org Java sketchbook to create custom clock faces.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/lukestorry/code-a-clock
• Owner: LukeStorry
• Created: 2017-11-22T15:18:20.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-04-03T13:04:46.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-16T00:26:13.640Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage: http://lukestorry.co.uk/code-a-clock/
• Size: 2.52 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

          
## Code-A-Clock Workshop

#### An introduction to programming, using the Processing.org Java sketchbook

Workshop created for use as a demonstration lab session for UoB open days / applicant visit days.

### [Live Website](https://lukestorry.co.uk/code-a-clock/)

![Website https://lukestorry.co.uk/code-a-clock/](https://img.shields.io/website-up-down-green-red/https/lukestorry.co.uk/code-a-clock.svg)

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### Workshop Objective: Reinvent the Clock

Have fun while learning some basic programming concepts, and create a custom form of measuring or displaying time.

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#### In this activity we use [Processing](https://processing.org), a Java based flexible software sketchbook.

![Processing Logo](img/processing_logo.png)

> Processing is easy for creating visual art with a few simple lines, and is ideal for learning how to code. 

Students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists use Processing for learning and prototyping projects.  

[Visit this link](https://processing.org/exhibition/) to see some of the examples of interesting prototypes and projects.

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### Timings

This workshop was created for Applicant Visit Days at the University of Bristol, and the rough timings for each section are below:

- 14:15 Intro

- 14:20 Intro to Processing - Drawing Program

- 14:35 Clock Program Challenges - Playing with Time

- 14:50 Group Work - Design a New Clock

- 15:10 Presentations

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### Setup

Although it's simple to download the processing tgz and load up the workshop,

when running large workshops it can be useful to pre-setup many accounts.

Therefore the `openday-setup.py` script can be run from any lab machine (or snowy), 

just put a `passwords.csv` file in the same folder and it will download the tgz, and scp it over to all the accounts,

along with a `.bash_profile` that automatically unzips the tgz, runs processing, and opens up the workshop in Firefox.

Adapted from Pete Bennett's- https://tinyurl.com/y9cuqury