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computational media ::: selected projects As technology allows for more and more to be done, the computer is being used in more diverse ways--including the artistic realm. Computation is no longer seen as a strictly mechanical process, but an expressive medium in the digital world. The projects of Michael Mateas' Computation as Expressive Medium explored this idea using the Java programming application Processing. 
IMDB Applications ::: Two projects that leverage content and structure from the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). The first project parses the IMDB page of an actor to show the images of the movies he or she has been in. The second project, Star Search, is a matching game that allows a player to type in five actors and then match movie images to the actor that has been in them. These applications both utilize the HTMLParser utility. Because of IMDB's lack of a web service API, these projects utilized screen scraping, and because IMDB has changed the structure of their website, they no longer function.
Weighted Words ::: This applet is a visual representation of the frequency of letters in the English language. When one types a common letter, such as 'e' or 'a', it counts for a light "weight", while a more rare word is "heavier" (such as a 'q' or a 'z'). Upon pressing the spacebar, the weights of each letter of the word is averaged and the word rises or falls to represent its weight.
>>See: Weighted Words applet
Drawing Tool ::: This specialized drawing tool allows one to create lines by dragging his or her mouse. The length between the beginning of the mousedrag and the mouse release signifies the width of the line created. It splits into two colors according to the horizontal positioning of the mouse upon line creation. When a line becomes totally covered by other created lines, it rotates horizontally. This project utilizes Bezier curve formulas.
>>See: Drawing Tool applet
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