The application is a dual-projection animation that taps into an SQL database, which captures all live tweets with the hashtag #tweetsinspace.
#ECLIPSE FOR MAC INSTALL SOFTWARE#
I wrote the software in Java, using Proclipsing to get it started. Pictured above is the animation engine for Tweets in Space. Here's an example of how Proclipsing can be incredibly useful.
#ECLIPSE FOR MAC INSTALL FULL#
Once again, the full guide to installing Proclipsing is here, however I will break down the installation into a few steps. You can use the Processing drawing libraries in Eclipse without Proclipsing - by adding them manually - but the Proclipsing add-on makes it easier to create new projects as well as export finished applications. Additionally, it will create an empty project, package structure and application which inherits from PApplet. Using it, you can select libraries that you want to add to a new Eclipse Java project. Proclipsing is an open source project which consists of an Eclipse add-on that refers to the path to your Processing application. But if you use complex Processing projects - as I have for both work and for art projects - this could very well be one the most useful Instructables in your repository. Warning: this Instructuable is the least-exciting one I've written so far, and includes many steps.
It's a little tricky to get going, but once you switch over to this IDE, your development time will be about 3 times as fast and much less frustrating. The Eclipse IDE (which is a preferred IDE for Java development) is many times better and can be used with Processing. It hinders fast development cycles because the compiler will give you obscure errors and there is no debugger. However, the Processing IDE suffocates when your projects become complex.
It is gut-wrenchingly simple to get up and running and is a fantastic tool. The Processing download includes a custom IDE (Integrated Development Environment) - the application that is called "Processing". Processing is built with Java and uses a few tricks to hide the complexities of the Java language. Its strength is that it can be used cross-platform (Mac, Win, Linux) and for a traditional text-based programming environment has a relatively easy learning curve. With it, you can easily create interactive drawing applications and much, much more. Processing is a fantastic tool for getting non-programmers comfortable with programming.
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