openFrameworks is an open source C++ toolkit designed to assist the creative process by providing a simple and intuitive framework for experimentation. The toolkit is designed to work as a general purpose glue, and wraps together several commonly used libraries. The code is written to be massively cross-compatible. Right now we support five operating systems (Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android) and four IDEs (XCode, Code::Blocks, and Visual Studio and Eclipse). The API is designed to be minimal and easy to grasp. Simply put, openFrameworks is a tool that makes it much easier to make things with code.
// Topics of the workshop include:
1 - Introductions, pretty/shiny pictures, creative uses of programming, and tools/frameworks for creating. How to download/install OF on Mac/Linux/Windows, and getting the bundled examples compiled for the first time. How to start a new project. Differences between C++ and Java, in terms of philosophy, syntax, casting types, atomic variable types (int, float, double, the “unsigned” keyword), and MAYBE pointers.
2 - Drawing pixels, lines, polygons, and typography in 2D and 3D
3 - Animation, playing back video, rendering frames to a PNG sequence, and Reacting to input from mouse, keyboard, microphone, and webcam
4 - Utils: file system, logging, time, format conversion, threads, network, talking to other languages (inter-process, and embedding scripting engines)
5 - Mixing and mingling: using other APIs. Addons: introduction to addon system and demonstration of a few popular addons
6 - More Addons: more demonstrations of more popular addons
7 - How to write your own Addon for OpenFrameworks
8 - OpenFrameworks for iOS and Android
9 - Working with a Kinect and Shaders, and exploring visuals effects and generative art
10 - Algorithms: Writing your own sort, lists, hash-maps, trees, and advantages of C++ over Java. Researching methods and using the internet to find answers.
// Required equipment:
A portable computer with your IDE of choice installed; we recommend (XCode or Code::Blocks). Download openFrameworks for free at http://www.openframeworks.cc/download/.
// Prerequisites:
A comprehensive understanding of Processing or another coding framework.