GMU:Bots 'n' Plots/Shubhra Bhatt

Shubhra bhatt

• E-mail : shubhra.bhatt@uni-weimar.de
• Works Examples : http://www.openprocessing.org/user/45747

News Graffiti Twitter Bot

The News Graffiti Twitter Bot places speech bubbles on the images taken from the news accounts on twitter.

Screen Shot

Timeline conversation between Tony Blair & David Cameron

code

The Bot is divided in to two parts. 1) Placing the speech bubble on the images
2) Posting the images on the Twitter

following is the code for the first part.

link to the code

First Python Image

Code

""" My Bot-Bot """

def setup():

   size(400, 400)
   background(250, 250, 250)
   noStroke()
   fill(250, 138, 120)
   global pX
   pX = width/2
   global pY
   pY = 80

def draw():

   background(250, 250, 250)
       # Head , Eye & Body
   triangle(pX, pY + 80, pX - 80, pY, pX + 80, pY)
   fill(250, 240, 250)
   ellipse(pX - 20, pY + 20, 10, 10)
   ellipse(pX + 20, pY + 20, 10, 10)
   rect(pX - 10, pY + 50, 20, 4)
   
   fill(250, 138, 120)
       # Left Arm
   pushMatrix()
   translate(pX - 50, pY + 80)
   rect(0, 0, 100, 150)
   triangle(0, 0, -50, 80, -60, 50)
   ellipse(50, 180, 80, 80)
   fill(250, 240, 250)
   ellipse(50, 180, 60, 60)
   
       # Right Arm
   popMatrix()
   fill(250, 138, 120)
   pushMatrix()
   translate(pX + 50, pY + 80)
   scale(-1, 1)
   triangle(0, 0, -50, 80, -60, 50)
   popMatrix()    
   saveFrame("My Bot-Bot.png")

First Python Animation

Code

""" My Bot-Bot animation """

def setup():

   size(400, 400)
   background(250, 250, 250)
   stroke(255, 240, 250)
   fill(250, 138, 120)
   global pX
   pX = 80
   global pY
   pY = 80
   global prV
   prV=10 
   

def draw():

   bgR = random(50,200)
   bgG = random(50,150)
   bgB = random(240,250)
   background(bgR,bgG,bgB)
   global prV
   global pX
   if pX>0 and pX<width:
      pX=pX+10
   elif pX>width:
       pX=pX-100
   else:
       pX=80    
       # Head , Eye & Body
   triangle(pX, pY + 80, pX - 80, pY, pX + 80, pY)
   fill(250, 240, 250)
   ellipse(pX - 20, pY + 20, 10, 10)
   ellipse(pX + 20, pY + 20, 10, 10)
   rect(pX - 10, pY + 50, 20, 4)

   fill(250, 138, 120)
       # Wheel
   pushMatrix()
   translate(pX - 50, pY + 80)
   rect(0, 0, 100, 150)
   ellipse(50, 180, 80, 80)
   fill(bgR, bgG, bgB)
   ellipse(50, 180, 60, 60)
   fill(250, 138, 120)
       # Left Arm
   rotate(-PI/8 * sin(frameCount * 0.1))
   triangle(0, 0, -50, 80, -60, 50)
   
   
       # Right Arm
   popMatrix()
   fill(250, 138, 120)
   pushMatrix()
   translate(pX + 50, pY + 80)
   rotate(PI/8 * sin(frameCount * 0.1))
   scale(-1, 1)
   triangle(0, 0, -50, 80, -60, 50)
   popMatrix()
   delay(80)

   saveFrame("bot###.png")