[TEMPLATE] Your Name!

{"name":"[TEMPLATE] Animate Your Name","description":"Create your own animated sprite world! 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Make sure it's in between the \" \".\n/************************/\nconst myName = \"Jippity\";\n/************************/\n\n// The background color will be a combination of Red, Green, and Blue.\n// The minimum for each is 0 and the maximum is 255.\n// Try changing the numbers!\nlet backgroundRed = 100;\nlet backgroundGreen = 50;\nlet backgroundBlue = 150;\n\n// This block of code runs once, right when the page loads.\nfunction setup() {\n //This sets up a \"Canvas\" — blank space where we can draw.\n createCanvas(windowWidth, windowHeight);\n // This mode means we measure images (like block letters) from their centers, not their top-left corners, as is the default.\n imageMode(CENTER);\n // This sets the background color.\n background(backgroundRed, backgroundGreen, backgroundBlue);\n // This line tells the computer to draw the name inside the \" \".\n // The code for drawName() is down below.\n drawName(myName);\n}\n\n\n// This saves space where we'll load our letter images.\nlet letters = {};\n\n// This fills in that space with each individual *asset* (image).\nfunction preload() {\n letters['a'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterA')\");\n letters['b'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterB')\");\n letters['c'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterC')\");\n letters['d'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterD')\");\n letters['e'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterE')\");\n letters['f'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterF')\");\n letters['g'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterG')\");\n letters['h'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterH')\");\n letters['i'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterI')\");\n letters['j'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterJ')\");\n letters['k'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterK')\");\n letters['l'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterL')\");\n letters['m'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterM')\");\n letters['n'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterN')\");\n letters['o'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterO')\");\n letters['p'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterP')\");\n letters['q'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterQ')\");\n letters['r'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterR')\");\n letters['s'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterS')\");\n letters['t'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterT')\");\n letters['u'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterU')\");\n letters['v'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterV')\");\n letters['w'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterW')\");\n letters['x'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterX')\");\n letters['y'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterY')\");\n letters['z'] = loadImage(\"@asset('letterZ')\");\n}\n\n// The function draw() runs over and over, 60 times per second.\n// That gives us the ability to animate images!\nfunction draw() {\n // Ensure we are in Red-Green-Blue color mode. (We will see another color mode later.)\n colorMode(RGB);\n // First, we re-draw the background...\n background(backgroundRed, backgroundGreen, backgroundBlue);\n // ...then, re-draw the name.\n drawName(myName);\n}\n\n/* How does drawName() work? Let's break it down.\nFor each letter in the name, we apply an animation.\nThree animations are already coded for you: rotate, grow, and rainbow. \nYou will tell the computer which animations to apply to which letter. */\n\n\nfunction drawName(name) {\n // Each letter 60 pixels of space to occupy...\n const letterWidth = 60;\n // ..and 5 pixels of space in between. (Try changing these nunmbers!)\n const letterSpacing = 5;\n\n // A little math to calculate the total width of the name...\n const totalWidth = name.length * (letterWidth + letterSpacing);\n // ...and where the first letter should be drawn horizontally...\n const startX = (width / 2) - (totalWidth / 2);\n // ... and vertically.\n const centerY = height / 2;\n\n // Keep track of where we are drawing each letter as we move to the right.\n let currentX = startX;\n\n /*************************************************************************/\n // Set your animations here. Each number is one letter, from left to right.\n const animationMap = {\n 0: rotateLetter, // \"J\" in \"JIPPITY\"...\n 1: growLetter, // ... first \"I\" in \"JIPPITY\"...\n 2: rainbowLetter, // ...and so on.\n 3: rainbowLetter,\n 4: growLetter,\n 5: rotateLetter,\n 6: growLetter,\n };\n /*************************************************************************/\n\n // This *for loop* goes through each letter and draws it with the proper animation.\n for (let i = 0; i < name.length; i++) {\n // Save the name of the current letter we're on.\n const char = name[i].toLowerCase();\n if (letters[char]) { // Make sure that letter exists, then...\n //... do some math to calculate where to place the letter.\n const letterX = currentX + letterWidth / 2;\n const letterY = centerY;\n // And give the letter a unique ID so we can keep track of it as it animates.\n const uniqueKey = `${char}${i}`;\n\n // These three chunks check if this letter's animation haven't started yet (they are 'undefined')...\n // ... and initializes them if so. (We'll see what this means a little lower down.)\n if (rotationAngles[uniqueKey] === undefined) {\n rotationAngles[uniqueKey] = 0;\n }\n\n if (pulseScales[uniqueKey] === undefined) {\n pulseScales[uniqueKey] = 1;\n }\n\n if (rainbowTints[uniqueKey] === undefined) {\n rainbowTints[uniqueKey] = 0;\n }\n\n // Then, go grab the correct animation from the animationMap you set up...\n const animate = animationMap[i];\n // ...and if it exists, perform the animatino with the right specifications: letter, ID, and placement.\n if (animate) {\n animate(char, uniqueKey, letterX, letterY, letterWidth);\n } else { // But if no animation is given, just draw the letter plain.\n push();\n translate(letterX, letterY);\n image(letters[char], 0, 0);\n pop();\n }\n // Finally, shift currentX over to prepare for the next letter.\n currentX += letterWidth + letterSpacing;\n }\n }\n}\n\n/* Now we just need to see how the individual animations work. */\n\n// First up, rotation.\n\n// We make some space in memory to store the angle of each letter that rotates.\nlet rotationAngles = {};\n\nfunction rotateLetter(char, uniqueKey, letterX, letterY, letterWidth) {\n // We do a little math to check if the mouse is over a letter.\n if (mouseX > letterX - letterWidth / 2 && mouseX < letterX + letterWidth / 2 &&\n mouseY > letterY - letterWidth / 2 && mouseY < letterY + letterWidth / 2) {\n // And if it is, we increase the rotation angle a little bit (change this number to speed up or slow down the rotation).\n rotationAngles[uniqueKey] += 0.05;\n }\n\n // Now, draw the letter. [push() and pop() are useful for drawing something that has been transformed without transforming the whole canvas.]\n push();\n translate(letterX, letterY); // Slide to the right position...\n rotate(rotationAngles[uniqueKey]); // ...rotate...\n image(letters[char], 0, 0); // ... and draw the letter.\n pop();\n}\n\n// Up next, growing and shrinking the letter so it pulsates.\n\n// We make space in memory to store the size multiplier and the direction (getting bigger versus smaller).\nlet pulseScales = {};\nlet pulseDirections = {};\n\nfunction growLetter(char, uniqueKey, letterX, letterY, letterWidth) {\n // The biggest the letter will get will be double-size...\n const maxScale = 2.0;\n // ... and the smallest will be half.\n const minScale = 0.5;\n // A full cycle will take 5 seconds at 60 frames per second.\n const cycleDuration = 5 * 60;\n // This calculation works out how much we need to change the size of a letter each frame.\n const scaleSpeed = (maxScale - minScale) / (cycleDuration / 2);\n\n // If the letter animation hasn't started yet...\n if (pulseDirections[uniqueKey] === undefined) {\n pulseDirections[uniqueKey] = true; // ... make sure it starts by growing. (true = grow; false = shrink)\n }\n\n // If the mouse is over the letter...\n if (mouseX > letterX - letterWidth / 2 && mouseX < letterX + letterWidth / 2 &&\n mouseY > letterY - letterWidth / 2 && mouseY < letterY + letterWidth / 2) {\n\n if (pulseDirections[uniqueKey] == true) {\n pulseScales[uniqueKey] += scaleSpeed; // ... increase the size multpiler while growing...\n } else {\n pulseScales[uniqueKey] -= scaleSpeed; // ... and decrease it while shrinking.\n }\n\n\n if (pulseScales[uniqueKey] >= maxScale) { // If the letter reaches maximum size...\n pulseDirections[uniqueKey] = false; // ... set it to shrink.\n } else if (pulseScales[uniqueKey] <= minScale) { // And if it reaches minimum...\n pulseDirections[uniqueKey] = true; // ... set it to grow.\n }\n\n\n }\n // Then draw the letter, as before.\n push();\n translate(letterX, letterY);\n scale(pulseScales[uniqueKey]); // Except this time, scale instead of rotate.\n image(letters[char], 0, 0);\n pop();\n}\n\n// Last but not 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