the processing portfolio of
Ben Mandeberg

Stick Figure

PRESS 1 TO PARTY PRESS 2 TO END PARTY Click and drag to move the limbs, or drag the body to move the entire figure around. Limbs based on code by Keith Peters.

Artist Judger

Draw anything, and this program analyzes your drawing and determines how good of an artist you are.

Look Here

First attempt at making interactive photo animation. I follow the mouse around with my face. I promise I'll put my shirt on for the next one.

3D Line Rotate 2

This one's a bit different. You won't be able to see what you draw, I sort of like the spontaneity of that. Also, it's in color this time with a bit of transparency. Draw by clicking and dragging. Rotate in 3D by pressing the space bar. Clear the screen by pressing "a".

3D Line Rotate

I'm sure someone has done this before, but this just popped into my head so I decided to sketch it out. Click and drag to draw a line. Press the space bar to rotate it in three dimensions. Press the "a" key to reset.

Soap_bot, the videogame

Get the hearts to Soap_bot before time runs out. Rotate the gates to block of sections of the modular maze by clicking on the center of the gate.

Evade!!!

Evade game. Move with the arrow keys. Eat the orange squares. Avoid the smaller white circles. Eat the floating pink circles if you want? Press the spacebar to begin or reset. Have a fun. Post your score?

Recursion + Noise

Move the mouse along the x-axis to cycle through different recursive structures.

Soap_Bot Arrays

The many soap_bots are running away from heartbreak, and sometimes they get caught in its clutches. Press + to increase the speed of the soap_bots, and - to decrease the speed.

Soap_bot, Objects

When the two soap_bots come into contact with each other, they fall in love, and pause for a brief moment of passion before traveling on. Press "+" to speed up the bots. Press "-" to slow down the bots. I couldn't figure out how to do the arms well, or how to fix the jittering when they meet, so I'll have to keep working on those aspects of the code...

soap_bot_paramaterize

Fan blade rotation, bot vibration, and bot damage increase with mouseX. If mouseX > 450, soap_bot breaks.

Project 1

Help soap_bot on his search for love.

Soap_bot Animate

Soap_bot comes over the rolling hills, and discovers you. He realizes that he loves you. Click and hold the mouse to invite soap_bot forward. He will move towards you, in his affection, until his fan breaks along with his poor robot heart.

soap_bot media

I decided to focus on the front view of soap_bot this time instead of including a profile view as well. Soap_bot comes toward you, desperately looking for approval. Don't give it to him. Hit space bar to swap between image and vector skins. I couldn't figure out how to load images for the arm...

soap_bot interactivity

click the mouse and soap_bot will begin on his journey. his arms will follow the cursor around (using code based on code by Keith Peters). if you hold the mouse down for too long, soap_bot breaks and doesn't work any more (until you click the mouse again).

soapbot

Robot sketch for Desma 28

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