The Nature of Code
Book description
How can we capture the unpredictable evolutionary and emergent properties of nature in software?
How can understanding the mathematical principles behind our physical world help us to create digital worlds?
This book focuses on a range of programming strategies and techniques behind computer simulations of natural systems, from elementary concepts…
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If you want your interactive graphics to feel like they are real objects—real things moving around on the screen—then you have to learn how to mimic the natural world. For an object to feel like it has weight, you have to mimic gravity. For a flock of birds to feel real, you have to mimic how real birds swarm in the sky. Yes, this does involve little math. But fortunately, Dan is a superstar teacher, and he will gently walk you through (a) the math and (b) how to translate that math into code.
Speaking of code, this book uses…
From Scott's list on learning how to code interactive graphics.
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