You’ll get a complete introduction to three free tools created specifically for artists and designers: the Processing programming language, the Arduino microcontroller, and the openFrameworks toolkit. You’ll also find working code samples you can use right away, along with the background and technical information you need to design, program, and build your own projects.
Joshua Noble is an interaction designer and developer. He's the leadauthor of the Flex 4 Cookbook (O'Reilly, May 2010) and ProgrammingInteractivity (July 2009). He's interested in designing humane objectsand services for the intersection of public spaces, technology, andmicro-computing, and exploring how people can participate in theirphysical and virtual communities.