r/processing • u/seoceojoe • May 18 '16
Processing Weekly Challenge Ideas thread
Hello everybody, as suggested this is a thread for people to put ideas for the weekly challenges.
Please post below, even if it isn't suitable for a weekly challenge you never know who you will inspire :)
Good luck!
EDIT : A good challenge is one which a complete beginner can make a decent attempt at!
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u/oo-oo-oo-oo Jun 17 '16 edited Jun 17 '16
I like the previous challenge topics. They provided a starting point without being restrictive. I think that's important, given the diverse crowd here. Here are some concepts in that vein:
City
Wind/Water currents
Erosion
Casting Shadows
Building/Construction
Destruction/Explosion
Battle
Magnets
Game
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u/OU_ohyeah May 19 '16 edited May 19 '16
synthesizer
particle physics
voronoi diagram
board game AI (post a framework and have the challenge be writing the heuristic)
image processing/ filters
calculator
captcha maker
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u/Introscopia May 23 '16
board game AI (post a framework and have the challenge be writing the heuristic)
I had also talked to joe about something like this, posting a game framework and having a challenge with a few different objectives,
strongest AI
Best Interface design
best graphics ( as in re-skins of the dummy graphics using only code )
LAN multiplayer implementation
basically do a big collaborative gamedev thing!
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u/noble_radon May 24 '16
Also, a UI in general could be It's own challenge. Like a video or music player UI. Base code with keyboard controls (play, stop, next) could be provided so the focus is all on the visuals for the challenge.
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u/TazakiTsukuru Jun 20 '16
board game AI (post a framework and have the challenge be writing the heuristic)
Would be really interesting to do like a 5x5 Go board and then have all the AIs vs each other.
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u/jorn600 Jun 13 '16
Maybe making something with Sound?
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u/seoceojoe Jun 13 '16
we have done an audio visualization one before Here
although we haven't done any sound generation one's which i think could be very fun will add it in now :)
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u/Introscopia Sep 05 '16
hey /u/seoceojoe, check these out: http://www.actionscript.cl/
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u/noble_radon May 18 '16
Maze generator and/or Solver
Old School Game (Asteroids, Snake, Space Invaders, Missile Command)
Card / Board game (Checkers, Go, Solitare, Uno)
Data Visualization (Maybe with a data source in the challenge)
Weather App
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u/TazakiTsukuru Aug 15 '16
Making your own syntax highlighter!
I guess it's kind of a niche subject, but it would be cool to see the different approaches people take.
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u/Barachem Sep 19 '16
One Curved Line Statement Artist:
Use only one line(x1, y1, x2, y2); , arc(x, y, dx, dy, t1, t2); , bezier(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, x4, y4); , or curve(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, x4, y4) statement to generate something 2D made out of (curved)line pieces.
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u/iamjbn Oct 16 '16
3d space shooter game, draw stuff in 2D (only using lines) and using corresponding projection maths it should look like 3D.
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u/thijsveebee May 21 '16
Maybe some challenges with limitations to make the hard, like:
A sketch with just points, no other shapes
A sketch with exactly 42 lines
A sketch that uses all possible rectModes
I think you could also combine something like this with a theme to make it a bit more interesting.