Hi.

I am working on a project and I am aware that what I am trying to achieve is possible using Processing. I am completely new to Processing and so I'm not really sure where to start, so I'm hoping that the community here will be able to help me out.

I hope to create a full screen application of Conway's "game of life". Although the grid size should be quite small, meaning that the cells will be quite big. Once it is opened cells which are alive to start off with are randomized, and once there is no change possible or all the cells are dead they become randomized once again.

I would then like MIDI to be sent from Processing so that I can use it in another application such as Max/MSP.. So for every possible cell position will have a MIDI note assigned to it and when that cell becomes "alive", that MIDI note is sent...

To make things more complicated, I would also like for it to interface with Reactivision... So when a fiducial is detected, a certain action applies to the cells... Such as all cells die in the area that the fiducial is present...


I realise that this is quite a complex application to be asking for help on especially since I am completely new to Processing.. However, all and any help will be greatly appreciated!

I look forward to your response!