Car Object on flat plane - Up, Left, Right, Back Arrow Keys - Drive Function - Camera stay at rear

GMaster

Anyone mind giving me some links and few tips on how to start this process ?

I am currently building car objects with about 100 points.

I was thinking

"up pressed" translate forward by value (speed)

"left pressed" - translate forward (speed/2) + translate left (speed/2) + rotate anticlockwise (2)

"right pressed" - translate forward (speed/2) + translate right(speed/2) + rotate clockwise (2)

"down pressed" translate backwards by value (speed)

Camera tips anyone ? Should I use the perspective function or the camera function

Thanks for any tips

kfrajer

@Chrisir presented a good example of object tracking using the camera in the following link:

https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/19179/look-at#latest

You can also check peasycam. You can install this library using Processing's Library Manager.

Kf

Chrisir

In the example I sent you you can leave the camera as it is. It just follows the car in a clever way.

You just need to change the behavior of the car in the input tab and in the car tab. Iirc.

Best, Chrisir

GMaster

Its hard figure out LOL

GMaster

Anyone fancy looking at me code, been driving me mad for 8 hours ? :(

kfrajer

What are you trying to do in your code?

Paste a small sample showing your problem and what part are you struggling with.

I will suggest starting using the peasycam. You can also use the camera() function although you have to think in vector mode: magnitude, orientation and direction.

Kf