Processing: Creative Coding and Computational Art

cube count-lower/raise to test P3D/OPENGL performance
int limit = 600;
//array for all cubes
Cube[]cubes = new Cube[limit];
void setup(){
//try substituting P3D for OPENGL
//argument to test performance
size(800, 550, OPENGL);
//instantiate cubes, passing in random vals for size and postion
for (int i = 0; i< cubes.length; i++){
cubes[i] = new Cube(int(random(-20, 20)), int(random(-20, 20)), ➥
int(random(-20, 20)), int(random(-340, 340)), ➥
int(random(-340, 340)), int(random(-340, 340)));
}
frameRate(30);
}
void draw(){
background(0);
fill(200);
//set up some different colored lights
pointLight(51, 102, 255, 65, 60, 100);
pointLight(200, 40, 60, -65, -60, -150);
//raise overall light in scene
ambientLight(70, 70, 10);
/*center geometry in display window.
you can change 3rd argument ('0')
to move block group closer(+)/further(-)*/
translate(width/2, height/2, 150);
//rotate around y and x axes
rotateY(radians(ang));
rotateX(radians(ang));
//draw cubes
for (int i = 0; i< cubes.length; i++){
cubes[i].drawCube();
}
//used in rotate function calls above
ang++;
}
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