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The Nature of Code (2nd Edition)


Over a decade ago, I self-published The Nature of Code, an online resource and print book exploring the unpredictable evolutionary and emergent proper

In the course, students learn the basics of programming (variables, conditionals, loops, objects, arrays) as well as concepts related to making interactive media projects (pixels, data, sound, networking, 3D, and more). While a scientific topic (Newtonian physics, cellular growth, evolution) may seed a chapter and the results might inspire artistic projects, the content itself will always boil down to the code implementation, with a particular focus on object-oriented programming. By examining techniques behind modeling autonomous agents ( Chapter 5), you’ll learn to breathe life into inanimate objects, allowing them to make decisions about their movements according to their understanding of their environment.

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