Processing for Android: Create Mobile, Sensor-aware, and XR Applications Using Processing

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A. ColubriProcessing for Androidhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9585-4_11

11. Visualizing Time

Andrés Colubri¹  

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University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA

 

The display of time is one of the main functions of any clock, including smartwatches, and in this chapter, we will learn how to apply Processing’s drawing API to experiment with different visual representations of time.

From Sundials to Smartwatches

The visual representation of time dates to the beginnings of civilization, when sundials were used to keep track of the time during the day hours. Mechanical pocket and then smaller wristwatches have been in use since the 16th century. In the digital ...