June 5, 2010

Installing Ubuntu 10.04 for Processing and Java Development using Eclipse

How to have a fully multimedia capable and webcam working PC

Our suggestion to have all codecs and multimedia features needed by digital artists, game developers and web content creator in a GNU/Linux environment:

  • Download and Install Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
  • Update your installation using the Ubuntu Update Manager
  • Add Medibuntu repository in order to have latest version of multimedia codecs
  • Install ffmpeg and some proprietary codecs with this Terminal command:
    sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-52

How to install Java, Eclipse and Processing on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

We will install Java Development Kit using the Ubuntu package system and the rest of tools inside the /opt/ folder in order to have them system wide available. You may put everything in your HOME folder but in this way only your user will be able to access these tools.

If you change the /opt permission to 777 you’ll have it done but it’s the “dirty way”. In order to grant permissions to just a group you have to understand the *nix File System Permission mechanism…

  • We will install the OpenJDK using the Terminal:
    sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk
  • Now we download from the Official Processing.org website the latest version for Linux
  • Uncompress Processing .tar.gz file into your /opt/
  • Set execution permission on the processing binary file:
    chmod 755 /opt/processing/processing
  • Now download your favorite version of Eclipse: Processing team suggest to use the Java version
  • Uncompress Eclipse into your /opt/
  • Don’t forget to add a Applications menu entry manually (right click on the Applications menu and “Edit Menus”…) or learn something about xdg-desktop-menu and hack your own .desktop file for future installations!

Advanced Topics and Suggested readings

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April 13, 2010

(Español) Buscamos gente interesada a crear un RPG online “isometrico” GPL multiplataforma

Vamos a retomar en serio el proyecto Isotopia en los próximos días gracias a los avances alcanzados en poquísimo tiempo con Processing.

Clica para ver donde dejamos el proyecto... y olvidarlo!

El proyecto es y serà GPL y Creative Commons: toda la garantía necesaria para poder trabajar juntos sin paranoias!!!

Si estas interesad@ en participar usa este formulario para enviarme tus experiencias y lo que te gustaría aportar.

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April 8, 2010

Processing workshop for free in Madrid: six persons only

We decided to give a free workshop about Processing in Madrid. Please feel in the form for appliance: only six persons will be admitted. Deadline for submissions is 17 of April.

The first workshop will be the 21 of April 2010 in Madrid.

Topics of the workshop:

  • Processing fundamentals: procedural programming, OOP and Java integration
  • Interactivity: mouse, keyboard, video and webcam input
  • Graphics fundamentals: coordinates system, 2D transformation and 3D renderers

More attention will be dedicated to visual arts or video games prototyping according to the skills of participants.

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March 9, 2010

Discovering Processing

A new programming language came into our lives. Its name is Processing and it’s a wonderful example of applied best practices and design patterns. I had the lucky to meet one of its creator Casey Reas and both, the language and the author, were a big surprise!

Processing IDE

So, welcome Processing into our Temporary Supported Software here at Mondonerd!

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