Coding Challenge #28: Metaballs

Let's code some Metaballs (aka Isosurfaces) in Processing and how to control them using the Blob Detection methodology from my computer vision tutorial! Code: https://thecodingtrain.com/challenges... 🕹️ p5.js Web Editor Sketch: https://editor.p5js.org/codingtrain/s... 🎥 Previous video:    • Coding Challenge #27: Fireworks!   🎥 Next video:    • Coding Challenge #29: Smart Rockets in p5.js   🎥 All videos:    • Coding Challenges   References: 📰 Exploring Meta-balls and Isosurfaces in 2D: https://www.gamedev.net/articles/prog... Videos: 🔴 Livestream Archive:    • Live Stream #50: Loading Animation, Metaba...   Related Coding Challenges: 🚂 #C4 - Coding in the Cabana Worley Noise:    • Coding Worley Noise   🚂 #C5 - Coding in the Cabana Marching Squares:    • Coding Marching Squares   Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:46 What is an Isosurface? 01:33 Code! Working with Pixels 02:35 Make a simple Isosurface 02:58 How to make Metaballs? 04:36 Code! Create a Blob class 07:43 Make the Blob move around 09:03 Create an Array of Blobs 10:37 Color pixels using all the Blobs 12:19 Add more Blobs 13:07 Make the Blobs Rainbow colored 14:14 Example of Blob Tracking 15:12 Combine Blob Tracking with Metaballs 19:32 Making some adjustments 21:07 Other ways to Move these Metaballs 21:51 Fixing a Bug Editing by Mathieu Blanchette Animations by Jason Heglund Music from Epidemic Sound 🚂 Website: http://thecodingtrain.com/ 👾 Share Your Creation! https://thecodingtrain.com/guides/pas... 🚩 Suggest Topics: https://github.com/CodingTrain/Sugges... 💡 GitHub: https://github.com/CodingTrain 💬 Discord:   / discord   💖 Membership: http://youtube.com/thecodingtrain/join 🛒 Store: https://standard.tv/codingtrain 🖋️ Twitter:   / thecodingtrain   📸 Instagram:   / the.coding.train   🎥 Coding Challenges:    • Coding Challenges   🎥 Intro to Programming:    • Start learning here!   🔗 p5.js: https://p5js.org 🔗 p5.js Web Editor: https://editor.p5js.org/ 🔗 Processing: https://processing.org 📄 Code of Conduct: https://github.com/CodingTrain/Code-o... This description was auto-generated. If you see a problem, please open an issue: https://github.com/CodingTrain/thecod... #computervision #blobdetection #loadpixels #pixelanalysis #objecttracking #metaballs #isosurfaces #processing