Class 1

hey all. so here's what i'd love everyone to try by wednesday:

1 - download and install the p5.js Editor: http://p5js.org/download/ (scroll down to find the Editor)

2 - download and install git: https://git-scm.com/downloads

3 - download a GitHub client. for mac: https://mac.github.com ; for windows: https://windows.github.com

4 - go to github.com and make a (free) account: https://github.com/join

5 - open up GitHub (the application, not the website). when it configures, sign in with your github.com login info.

6 - go to our class GitHub Repository: https://github.com/IDMNYU/DM-UY1133-A_CreativeCodingFA15

7 - on the lower right, click the Clone in Desktop button.

8 - GitHub (the application) will pop up and ask you where to save the data. you should then be able to see the files locally. You can open them in the p5.js Editor through the Open command under the File menu. Navigate to the folder for each project and open the file sketch.js. You chould then be able to hit the Play button (the triangle in the upper-left) and run the sketch.

9 - whenever you need to download new stuff (e.g. after each class), open up GitHub again, highlight the repository, and select Pull from the Repository menu.

while you're figuring this out, watch some stuff for inspiration:

Casey Reas at Eyeo 2012: https://vimeo.com/45851523

Shantell Martin: http://www.shantellmartin.com/portfolio-item/lecturing/