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My goal in the course “Code Design”, was to create a snake/worm/caterpiller like movement.

One caterpiller in my sketch consists of several elements. They rotate around a common center point. The center point changes between the first and the last element of the “caterpiller”.

Screenshot 1:

Screenshot 2:

The RäupliTschalper in action:
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Manual:
Click and drag to create new caterpillars. The position of the mouse when released influences the color and number of elements.

Downloads
Mac OS X Application (if not working, download python-source and the zaMa-environment)
Python Sourcecode
(Download the zaMa graphical programming environment for MacOSX, Linux or Win here: http://interaction.hgkz.ch/projects/zama/)

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Please see the project documentation for full description and all images. Or visit the project website for the interactive Applets.

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