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#184 β€” Elastic Collisions

What happens when two circles collide in a p5.js canvas? In this video, I examine the math and implement idealized elastic collisions in a JavaScript physics simulation. This video supplements the Nature of Code book series in Chapter 6 which uses 3rd party physics libraries to handle collisions rather than a direct implementation.

jul 12, 2024

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What happens when two circles collide in a p5.js canvas? In this video, I examine the math and implement idealized elastic collisions in a JavaScript physics simulation. This video supplements the Nature of Code book series in Chapter 6 which uses 3rd party physics libraries to handle collisions rather than a direct implementation.

Elastic Collisions

All aboard as I attempt to simulate the artistic process of paper marbling. The algorithm is based on the paper 'Mathematical Marbling' by S. Lu, A. Jaffer, X. Jin, H. Zhao, and X. Mao. The code is written in JavaScript using the p5.js library.

Mathematical Marbling

Happy Pi Day 2024! In this video, I attempt to create an Apollonian Gasket using the Descartes Circle Theorem and complex numbers. So many circles!

Apollonian Gasket

Stippling is an artistic technique that uses numerous dots to craft an image. In this coding challenge I attempt to implement a weighted Voronoi stippling algorithm with p5.js along with the Delaunay triangulation package from d3.js.

Weighted Voronoi Stippling

It's Genuary 2024! Watch as I attempt to build a falling sand simulation in p5.js using a grid of pixels and simple rules.

Falling Sand

How is nature hidden in a pile of 0s and 1s? Let's find out by coding a p5.js visualization of the Wolfram Elementary Cellular Automaton!

Wolfram CA

Learn to create your own climate spiral using p5.js and temperature data. Originally designed by the climate scientist Ed Hawkins, the climate spiral is a visual representation of the changing temperatures over time, illustrating the urgent need to address climate change.

Climate Spiral

Embark on a squishy adventure as I attempt to create a soft body physics simulation for a character with toxiclibs.js and p5.js!

Soft Body Character

How do toothpicks approximate the value of pi? I'll show you by coding a simulation in p5.js!

Buffon's Needle

This project is a collaboration with Grady Hillhouse at the Practical Engineering YouTube channel. This is my attempt to code a simulation of Horizontal Directional Drilling, laparoscopic surgery for the earth!

Horizontal Directional Drilling

Straight out of quantum mechanics, Wave Function Collapse is an algorithm for procedural generation of images. In this video (recorded over 3 live streams) I attempt the tiled model and explore a variety of solutions to the algorithm in JavaScript with p5.js. Also, check out WFC's predecessor: Model Synthesis (more info below).

Wave Function Collapse

It's the Monty Hall Problem! In JavaScript! With p5.js! Yes, you really double your chances of winning by switching doors. I hope to convince you of this in this video!

The Monty Hall Problem

Happy Pi Day! How many delicious digits of Pi can you catch from the sky? In JavaScript!

Pi in the Sky Game

Why do prime numbers show up as diagonals in a spiral? In this video, I create a visualization in JavaScript (p5.js) of the Ulam Spiral (aka Prime Spiral) named for Polish Mathematician Stanislav Ulan.

The Prime (Ulam) Spiral

Let's make ASCII art in p5.js together! In this video, I demonstrate a variety of techniques for translating the pixels of an image into text and finish with rendering video as text ASCII characters in a DOM.

Image to ASCII

Let's make a slide puzzle in p5.js together! We'll be using images, nested loops, and arrays, and by the end of our journey, we'll have a fully playable game!

Slide Puzzle

Have you ever wanted to know more about bΓ©zier curves in p5.js? Thanks to a generous donation from Jason Oswald, I do a deep dive exploring the bΓ©zier curve function and the math behind the algorithm?

BΓ©zier Curves

It's finally time to attempt a Self-Avoiding Walk! In this video, I quickly visualize a simple JavaScript p5.js implementation of a self-avoiding walk. I then tackle the more complex problem of backtracking to find a solution to a space-filling self-avoiding walk.

Self Avoiding Walk

Boing! Time to simulate a spring force! This challenge fits into chapters 2 and 3 of the Nature of Code and demonstrates how to simulate the oscillating motion of a spring using vectors and forces.

Spring Forces

Choo choo! In this challenge, I build on chapter 3 (Oscillating Motion) of the Nature of Code series and simulate a simple pendulum in p5.js via angular acceleration.

Simple Pendulum Simulation

πŸ₯§ Happy Pi Day 2020! In this challenge, I build a simple web application using p5.js and node.js to search in the first billion digits of Pi.

Peeking Inside Pi

In this challenge, I attempt to create a Ukulele tuner in JavaScript using p5.js, ml5.js and the pre-trained machine learning model CREPE: A Convolutional REpresentation for Pitch Estimation. Can you make one with a more elegant and creative interface?

Ukulele Tuner with Machine Learning

In this coding challenge, I implement the β€œGift Wrapping algorithm” (aka Jarvis march) for calculating a convex hull in JavaScript. This is a foundational topic in computational geometry!

Gift Wrapping Algorithm

Inspired by the recent image of the Powehi m87 black hole from the Event Horizon Telescope, I visualize the behavior or light (photons) following the path of spacetime around the black hole in p5.js.

2D Black Hole Visualization

Let's try implementing a famously faster sorting algorithm: the Quicksort! And visualize the process with p5.js!

Quicksort Visualization

In this coding challenge, I use the Leibniz formula (aka infinite series) to approximate the digits of Pi and graph the convergence.

Leibniz Formula for Pi

It’s groundhog day on the coding train as I demonstrate another noise loop GIF technique, this time with 4D OpenSimplex Noise in Processing (Java).

4D OpenSimplex Noise Loop

In this coding challenge, I simulate the β€œBouncing DVD Logo” meme in JavaScript with p5.js.

Bouncing DVD Logo

In this coding challenge, I visualize a Fourier series for a square wave in JavaScript with p5.js.

Fourier Series

In this multi-part coding challenge, I visualize the "Chaos Game".

Chaos Game

In this multi-part coding challenge, I take a closer look at the Quick, Draw! dataset and create a simple node API to "replay" drawings of rainbows and cats using p5.js.

Quick, Draw!

In this coding challenge, I discuss turtle graphics and make a Logo Interpreter in JavaScript.

Logo Interpreter

In this coding challenge, I talk about bitwise operations, and more specifically, bit shifting.

Bit Shifting

This coding challenge is an exploration of binary numbers with p5.js. Watch me build an interactive sketch that converts binary to decimal numbers!

Binary to Decimal Conversion

In this coding challenge, I load a sprite sheet and create multiple animated sprites with the p5.js library.

Animated Sprites

In this coding challenge, I visualize the RecamΓ‘n’s number sequence using the p5.js library and go on to generate a series of musical tones using p5.js sound.

RecamΓ‘n's Sequence

In this challenge, I use my JavaScript neural network library and a genetic algorithm to train an agent to play Flappy Bird.

Neuroevolution Flappy Bird