Some Feedback from friends

Robert Kani: I really like the use of color as it is very appealing and eye catching. The way you described a while loop really makes sense and is easy to understand. The music is cool.

Renee Warner: I think its good and has explained the term while loops very efficiently. I like the idea that you did a stop motion video, it makes it more interesting to watch. The colors are eye catching, and the music just goes with it. Overall I think it explains the term while loops really well!

Overall Outcome

I am pleased with the outcome of my final piece as its shows what a while loop is and what it does. I am also pleased with my time management and how well I didn't go over my budget. What i wish i could have improved would be maybe edit a few parts of my exhibition piece. But overall I am happy with the outcome

The write up

While Loops

What is a while loop?  That was my first question when I started coding. After researching, I then clearly understand what a while loop is.  It controls a sequence of repetitions. The while structure executes a series of statements continuously while the expression is true. The expression must be updated during the repetitions or the program will never escape out of while.  As the site, processing (www.processing .org) says that it can be very dangerous because the code inside the while loop will not finish until the expression inside while becomes true. So in a simpler way to explain a while loop is that it repeats an action until the statement becomes false. Meaning where it can’t repeat the code any more because there isn’t anything to repeat.

While (expression) {

Statement

}

In my project I have used nail polish bottles in order to teach what while loop does through a stop motion video. I have six colors of nail polish bottles continuously painting nails until there is no more nail polish left. The nail polish bottles disappear once a hand has been painted.  This is to show that  the nail polish bottles have been used and that there is no use keeping it on the screen.

So, while there are nail polish bottles there to paint a hand it will keep repeating nails but if there are no nail polish bottles left to paint nails then this statement turns false. How can the nails keep getting painted if there are no bottles of nail polish left to paint?  This is what a while loop is and this is what I have portrayed through my exhibition piece.

While (there are nail polish bottles to paint nails then this will continuously repeat) {but if there are no nail polish bottles to paint nails then no nails can be painted therefore this statement cannot work. It becomes false.

}

Exhibiton Piece

This is my final outcome explain what a while loop is and how it works. The nail polish bottles continuously keep painting the nails different colors until the bottles have each painted a hand.

Development

Here is the development towards my project to explain a while loop, Its showing the images that I took and the stages i went through to get my final exhibition piece.

Researching While Loops

 

This is part of my research on while loops and my exploration for my project. I have explored a wide range of code that now makes it easy for me to understand my coding term " while loops "

Ive also discoverered other terms that relate to while loops in order to develop a better concept.

Time Management Plan

This is my time managament plan for project three. I have worked out what I need to do within the time frame that I have. This is also part of my progress and development that I have achieved throughout this project.