MAKER PORTFOLIO
MATHEMATICA PROJECTS
[2015]
MagicFaceWizard
I discovered the FindFaces[] function in Mathematica, which detects all the faces in an image, and I decided to have some fun. I wrote a program that takes either a live webcam photo or regular image as input. It then detects all the faces in the image, allowing the user to manipulate them. The options are: none (no manipulation), flip (flips the faces upside down), blur (blurs the faces), smiley (covers the faces with smiley icons), and troll (covers the faces with troll icons). If a live image from a webcam is being used, it can be retaken by pressing the "Retake Image" Button. You can see my sister and me having fun.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlePK6COajc]
Galaga Manipulate
In order to learn more about Mathematica manipulates, I imlemented the classic game of Galaga. The graphics were all coded using 2D Graphics. The manipulate includes a TogglerBar, two Sliders, a VerticalSlider, a Checkbox, and a RadioButtonBar. The TogglerBar controls which aliens are displayed (none, one type, two types, or all). The top Slider allows you to move the aliens from side to side, along a parametric path. The CheckBox controls whether the aliens are displayed or not. The RadioButtonBar controls whether the stars in the back are displayed. The stars are randomly generated and refresh each time something is manipulated, creating the illusion of motion. The bottom Slider controls the side-to-side motion of the ship. Finally, the VerticalSlider controls the motion of the yellow beam that shoots out from the ship.
Minions 2D Graphic
I love the minions and wanted to learn more about Mathematica 2D graphics, so I coded this image. The minions were created entirely using shapes (circle and rectangle), points, lines, text, and an arrow. The bananas (repeated using a table) in the back were made using circles and a triangle.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLyrK_3uhi8]