Dear processing forum,

 

Again stuck with a little problem! Here's the deal:

 

We created a application which spots colors and reacts to it. If you have the color red, it will track that color and as soon as it gets into contact with a enemy it will wipe that enemy off the screen and adds energy to your energybar.

 

If your energybar is filled up (10 points) you should have the option to show a green picture and it should wipe all enemies off the screen right away like a power attack.

 

The problem is:

Now as soon as the bar is fully charged, it wil automaticly wipe all enemies, without needing to see the color green appearing in screen. We fear that it might pick up bits of green in the enviourment, but if we adjust the trashhold, it'll become too picky and refuses to use the power attack, even when a green image is brought into view of the webcam.

 

What is a good way to fix this problem?

 

 

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Question 2:

 

Currently, our enemies are dropping out of the top towards the bottom of the screen. Instead we'd like them to appear in a random location outside of the screen and jump towards a stationairy point within the screen.

 

any ideas how we could do this?

Legend:
Ninja = enemy (hostile)
Handschoen = color red / green

worldRecord = trashhold

 

Code:

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TAB 1

Handschoen handschoen;
Timer timer;
Ninja[] Ninjas;
int totalNinjas = 0;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
PImage b;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Importing WEBCAM
import processing.video.*;
Capture video;

color trackColor;
color trackColor2;
float currentX, currentY;
color currentColor;
float distance;
float distance2;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// DIVERSE BENOEMINGEN
int gameOver = 3;

int score = 0;
int meter = 0;
int level = 1;
int levens = 10;
int levelEind = 0;

PFont f;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void setup() {
  size(800,600);
  smooth();
  println (millis());
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//SETUP THE WEBCAM

  frameRate(120);
  video = new Capture(this,width,height,15);
  // Start off tracking for red
  trackColor = color(255,0,0);
  trackColor = color(0,255,0);
  smooth();
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 
//DIVERSE BENOEMINGEN 
  handschoen = new Handschoen(32);
  Ninjas = new Ninja[50]; //aantal ninjas op het scherm
  timer = new Timer(300); //timer per 2 seconden
  timer.start();

  f = createFont("Arial",12,true);
  b = loadImage("original.png");
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void draw() {
  background(255);
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //BEGINSCHERM
 
        if (gameOver == 3) {
  if (video.available()) {
    video.read();
}      
  video.loadPixels();
  image(video,0,0);
     distance2 = dist(255,255,255,0,0,0);
     // currentX = 0;
     // currentY = 0;
     
      if (mousePressed && (mouseButton == LEFT)) {
  // Save color where the mouse is clicked in trackColor variable
  int loc = mouseX + mouseY*video.width;
  trackColor = video.pixels[loc];
  textFont(f,40);
  text("De kleur is toegevoegd",width/2,height/2+50);
      }
     
      if (mousePressed && (mouseButton == RIGHT)) {
  // Save color where the mouse is clicked in trackColor variable
  int loc = mouseX + mouseY*video.width;
  trackColor2 = video.pixels[loc];
  textFont(f,40);
  text("De kleur is toegevoegd",width/2,height/2+50);
      }
 
       
        fill(0);
        textFont(f,50);
        text("TESTING test test",200,height/2);
        textFont(f,15);
        text("Press Any button to start the game",290,height/2+40);
         
          if ((keyPressed == true)) {
          gameOver = 1;
          score = 0;
          meter = 0;
          level = 1;
          levens = 10;
          levelEind = 0;
          totalNinjas = 0;
  }
        }
        else {
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //SETUP THE WEBCAM
 
  if (video.available()) {
    video.read();
}      
  video.loadPixels();
  image(video,0,0);
     distance2 = dist(255,255,255,0,0,0);
 
  //COLOURTRACKING
  // Capture and display the video
  if (video.available()) {
    video.read();
  }
  video.loadPixels();
  image(video,0,0);

  // Before we begin searching, the "world record" for closest color is set to a high number that is easy for the first pixel to beat.
  float worldRecord = 500;
  float worldRecord2 = 500;

  // XY coordinate of closest color

  // Begin loop to walk through every pixel
  for (int x = 0; x < video.width; x ++ ) {
    for (int y = 0; y < video.height; y ++ ) {
      int loc = x + y*video.width;
      // What is current color
      color currentColor = video.pixels[loc];
      float r1 = red(currentColor);
      float g1 = green(currentColor);
      float b1 = blue(currentColor);
      float r2 = red(trackColor);
      float g2 = green(trackColor);
      float b2 = blue(trackColor);

      // Using euclidean distance to comp nare colors
      float d = dist(r1,g1,b1,r2,g2,b2); // We are using the dist( ) function to compare the current color with the color we are tracking.

      // If current color is more similar to tracked color than
      // closest color, save current location and current difference
      if (d < worldRecord) {
        worldRecord = d;
        currentX = x;
        currentY = y;
      }
      if (d < worldRecord2) {
        worldRecord2 = d;
        currentX = x;
        currentY = y;
      }
    }
  }

//THRESHOLD
  if (worldRecord < 50) {
    // Draw a circle at the tracked pixel
    fill(trackColor);
    strokeWeight(4.0);
    stroke(0);
  }

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // Bij GAME OVER
  if (gameOver == 2) {
    textFont(f,48);
    textAlign(CENTER);
    fill(0);
    background(255);
    text("GAME OVER",300,height/2+20);
    text("Press Any button to continue",350,height/2+40);
    image(b, 250, height/2-40);
      if ((keyPressed == true)) {
        gameOver = 1;
        score = 0;
        meter = 0;
        level = 1;
        levens = 10;
        levelEind = 0;
        totalNinjas = 0;
  }
  }
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 
  else {
    // Locatie van de handschoen (colourtracking)
    handschoen.setLocation(mouseX,mouseY);
    // Toont de image van de handschoen
    handschoen.display();

    // Controleert de timer
    if (timer.isFinished()) {
      if (totalNinjas < Ninjas.length) {
        Ninjas[totalNinjas] = new Ninja();
          totalNinjas++;
      }
      timer.start();
    }
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Laat de ninjas bewegen op het scherm
    for (int i = 0; i < totalNinjas; i++ ) {
      if (!Ninjas[i].finish) {
        Ninjas[i].move();
        Ninjas[i].display();
        if (Ninjas[i].contactHandschoen()) {
          levelEind++;
          Ninjas[i].finish();
          // Hierdoor verliest de speler een leven.
          levens--;
          // Bij 0 levens is de speler GAME OVER
          if (levens <= 0) {
            gameOver = 2;
          }
        }
       
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// ENERGIEMETER
if (handschoen.intersect(Ninjas[i])) {
          Ninjas[i].finish();
          meter++;
        }
       
  fill(0,255,255);
  rect(770,580,20,-meter*5);
  if (meter >= 30) {
    meter = 30;
    text("OPGELADEN",230,390);
  }
 // if ((trackColor2 > color(0,tra && (meter >= 30)) {
    if ((worldRecord2 < 50) && (meter >= 30)) {
  fill(trackColor2);
  strokeWeight(4.0);
  stroke(0);

    textSize(20);
    fill(0);

    meter = 0;
    totalNinjas = 0;
  }
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// SCORE
        if (handschoen.intersect(Ninjas[i])) {
          Ninjas[i].finish();
          levelEind++;
          score++;
        }
      }
    }
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// EINDE LEVEL
    if (levelEind >= Ninjas.length) {
// LEVEL UP
      level++;
// Reset alle elementen voor het nieuwe level
      levelEind = 0;
      levens = levens + 1;
      timer.setTime(constrain(300-level*25,0,300));
      totalNinjas = 0;
    }

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// HUD met aantal levens en score
    textFont(f,14);
    fill(0);
    text("Levens over: " + levens,10,20);
    rect(10,24,levens*10,10);

    text("Level: " + level,300,20);
    text("Score: " + score,300,40);
  }
}
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TAB 2
class Handschoen {
  float r;   // radius
  color col; // kleur
  float x,y; // locatie
  Handschoen(float tempR) {
    r = tempR;
    col = color(50,10,10,150);
   x = 0;
   y = 0;
  }
 
  void setLocation(int tempX, int tempY) {
    x = currentX;
    y = currentY;
  }
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  void display() {
    stroke(0);
    fill(col);
    ellipse(x,y,r*2,r*2);
  }
 
  // Kijkt of de handschoen een ninja raakt
  boolean intersect(Ninja d) {
    // De afstand tussen ninja en handschoen meten
    float distance = dist(x,y,d.x,d.y);
   
    // Controleert de afstand tussen handschoen en ninja
    if (distance < r*2 + d.r*2) {
      return true;
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  }
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TAB 3
class Ninja {
  float x,y;   // locatie
  float speed; // snelheid
  color c;     // kleur
  float r;     // radius

  boolean finish = false;

  Ninja() {
    r = 8;                 // Grootte van de ninja
    x = random(width);     // Random locatie op X-as
    y = random(height);    // Random locatie op Y-as
    y = -r*4;              // Begint buiten het scherm
    speed = random(2,5);   // Willekeurige snelheid
    c = color(50,100,150); // Kleur
  }

  // Beweging ninjas X-as
  void move() {
    // Snelheid verhogen X-as
    y += speed;
    // Snelheid verhogen Y-as
    //x += speed;
  }
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // Checkt of ninja de grond/speler raakt
  boolean contactHandschoen() {
    if (y > height + r*4) {
      return true;
    }
    else {
      return false;
    }
  }

  // Toont de Ninja
  void display() {
    fill(c);
    noStroke();
    for (int i = 2; i < r; i++ ) {
      image(b,x,y,30,30);
      // + i*4,i*2,i*2 op de plek van 30,30 om de ninja schaduw te geven
    }
  }

  // Als de ninja is geraakt
  void finish() {
    finish = true;
  }
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TAB 4
class Timer {
 
  int savedTime;
  int totalTime;
 
  Timer(int tempTotalTime) {
    totalTime = tempTotalTime;
  }
 
  void setTime(int t) {
    totalTime = t;
  }
 
  // Start de Timer
  void start() {
    // De Timer slaat de tijd op in miliseconden
    savedTime = millis();
  }
 
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 
  // The function isFinished() returns true if 5,000 ms have passed.
  // The work of the timer is farmed out to this method.
  boolean isFinished() {
    // Checkt hoe lang de applicatie open staat
    int passedTime = millis()- savedTime;
    if (passedTime > totalTime) {
      return true;
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  }
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

I have been given the assignment to make a webcam game which keeps score en reacts to movement.

I've been going around the internet, looking for examples and I've ended up with this big mess of mixed codes I hardly understand anymore.

Make a webcam game where if you move, the game will register your movement and fill up a blue bar.

The game will last for 10 seconds. A timer needs to be displayed on screen to show you how much time you have left.

The game will keep score, the more you move, the more points you get. This score needs to be displayed on screen aswell.

So far I have this:

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As you can see it will fill up the blue bar the more I move, so that's working.

Now I need to find out how to make a counting down timer which will end the game (either freeze the frame or reset the game I guess).

And I need to find out how to add score which increases the more you move.

I've only had 4 lessons in processing, so this is a real challange for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

-Ghost

p.s. If you require any more information, please by all means let me know, and I'll try to clarify.