Animation Project #

In this project you will make an animated drawing (or a GIF!) using Python’s turtle library.

It’s up to you to make a drawing you actually care about making. Your teachers will help you choose a project that’s a good level of challenge.

Here are a few examples from last year to get you started.

[0] Project Booklet: Planning #

This is a big project, and you will get lost or frustrated if you don’t do some planning up front. You are required to fill out the planning section of the Project Booklet and get it approved by a teacher.

✋ Once you have completed your planning document, meet with a teacher to talk through your project.

[1] Setup #

echo 'alias remote="open \"\$(git remote get-url origin | sed \"s/\.git\$//\")\""' >> ~/.zshrc

For this project, your code will live in a git repository. It is your responsibility to regularly commit to your repository.

💻 Go to your unit00_drawing folder.

cd ~/desktop/making_with_code/unit00_drawing/

git clone https://github.com/the-isf-academy/project_animation_yourGithubUsername

replace the yourGithubUsername with your Github username.

example:

git clone https://github.com/the-isf-academy/project_animation_emmaqbrown

cd project_animation_yourGithubUsername

It contains the following files:

• project.py When this program runs, it should draw your project.
• settings.py This is where you settings for your animation should be stored.
• README.md This is documentation for your project for other people who may want to use your project.

poetry shell

💻 Install the required packages This project requires SuperTurtle to be installed using poetry.

poetry install

💻 Start coding! With the planning pages of your Project Booklet approved by a teacher and your starter code downloaded, you’re ready to start creating.

Superturtle #

👾 💬 Animating with Superturtle

You will be using superturtle to create your animation. Check out the documetation for examples of how to use it!

📖 Superturtle Animation lets you:

• Rotate
• Scale
• Translate
• Interpolate

📖 Superturtle Movement lets you:

• Fly
• Update Position
• …and more…

Feel free to use any of the superturtle modules in your project!

[2] Criteria #

This project will be assessed on the following criteria:

• project planning
• iterative development
• readability
• abstraction
• decomposition

For each criteria you will be assessed on a score from 0-3:

• 0 - no evidence of the practice
• 1 - limited evidence of the practice
• 2 - adequate evidence of the practice
• 3 - substantial evidence of the practice

To do well in this project, you should be able to concretely demonstrate that you can successfully do each practice

Success Claims #

Successful computer scientists should be able to make the following claims:

• I can thoughtfully plan a large computer science project.
  • I can design my animation
  • I can consider the components of my project before coding
• I can develop my project iteratively over time
  • I can track the development of my project by successfully committing to Github at least once per class work day
  • I can track my current progress and next steps using specific commit messages
  • I can test my code in small chunks
• I can write code with readability in mind
  • I can write readable code that another CS student could understand
  • I can use descriptive names for modules, functions, and variables
  • I can write descriptive comments to describe complex pieces of the code
• I can effectively use the principle of abstraction to make my code more efficient and elegant
  • I can write a function with parameters that can be used in multiple situations
  • I can manipulate control flow with conditional statements
  • I can use loops to repeat commands I can use settings.py to easily configure my animation
• I can effectively use the principle of decomposition to make my code more efficient and elegant
  • I can write modules and functions to break down my animation into smaller pieces
  • I can structure my modules and functions so that another CS student could easily extend my work

Keep the success claims in mind when coding your project.

[3] Deliverables #

⚡✨ Your submit the following items:

• Unit 00 Animation Project Planning Booklet handed in to your teacher
• project_animation repository containing the following files:
  • project.py When this program runs, it should draw your project.
  • settings.py This is where you settings for your animation should be stored.
  • README.md This is documentation for your project
  • At least one additional module (written by you)

🗓️ Timeline

You have 5 in-class work days. You may find it necessary to work outside of school, however if you are focused in class you can complete the project within the allotted blocks. Our office hours are Wednesday during CCA in B405.

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💻 Push your work to Github:

• git status
• git add project.py
  • you can add multiple files by putting a space inbetween each file
  • e.g. git add project.py settings.py
• git status
• git commit -m "#today what I worked on today #next what I will work on next class"

  be sure to customize this message, do not copy and paste this line

• git push

[4] Gallery #