Random Gaussian.

Random Gaussian.

This sketch draws ellipses with x and y locations tied to a gaussian distribution of random numbers.


void setup() {
  size(640, 360);
  background(0);
}

void draw() {

  // Get a gaussian random number w/ mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1.0
  float val = randomGaussian();

  float sd = 60;                  // Define a standard deviation
  float mean = width/2;           // Define a mean value (middle of the screen along the x-axis)
  float x = ( val * sd ) + mean;  // Scale the gaussian random number by standard deviation and mean

  noStroke();
  fill(255, 10);
  ellipse(x, height/2, 32, 32);   // Draw an ellipse at our "normal" random location
}



Functions Used

fill()

Sets the color used to fill shapes

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randomGaussian()

Returns a float from a random series of numbers having a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1

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size()

Defines the dimension of the display window width and height in units of pixels

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ellipse()

Draws an ellipse (oval) to the screen

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setup()

The setup() function is run once, when the program starts

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draw()

Called directly after setup(), the draw() function continuously executes the lines of code contained inside its block until the program is stopped or noLoop() is called

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noStroke()

Disables drawing the stroke (outline)

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background()

The background() function sets the color used for the background of the Processing window

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