Mastering Openframeorks Creative Coding Demystified [Paperback]

openFrameworks is the doorway to so many creative multimedia possibilities and this book will tell you everything you need to know to undertake your own projects. You'll find creative coding is simpler than you think.

• Create cutting edge audio-visual interactive projects, interactive installations, and sound art projects with ease
• Unleash the power of low-level data processing methods using C++ and shaders
• Make use of the next generation technologies and techniques in your projects involving OpenCV, Microsoft Kinect, and so on

In Detail

openFrameworks is a powerful programming toolkit and library designed to assist the creative process through simplicity and intuitiveness. It's a very handy software library written in C++ to reduce the software development process, helping you kick-start creative coding. This tutorial presents key areas in a clear and practical manner with interesting examples to begin building your own visually impactful and interactive openFrameworks projects.

Mastering OpenFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified is a great way to learn to develop stunning and interactive applications, all using openFrameworks. This book presents key development techniques and practical examples to gain inspiration for your future projects and take your creativity to the next level. This book will unlock secrets to program visually impactful and interactive openFrameworks projects, like never before.

Mastering openFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified provides a complete introduction to openFrameworks, including installation, core capabilities, and addons. Advanced topics like shaders, computer vision, and depth cameras are also covered.

We start off by discussing the basic topics such as image and video loading, rendering and processing, playing sound samples, and synthesizing new sounds. We then move on to cover 3D graphics, computer vision, and depth cameras. You will all“±