Summer Time!

          It's Summer time here in California but it dosen't quite feel that way. There is still plenty of clouds, rain and wind which is putting a stop to flying. On the bright side we have some special events coming up. A couple airshows are coming up soon, including the Ukiah airshow which takes place june 11th. RC airshows include the Dan Sullivan 2011 which happens June 25 and June 26.

         We are also working on some Android apps and a special Minecraft blog called Minecraft Pig. We are working on building an awesome world for download.

Model Indy Car

     Two days ago Indy cars race around Indianapolis for the Indy 500. Today I built a plastic model of an older version of an Indy car. This one happens to be powered by Chevy.

  The finished product. I came with decals but I'm too lazy, maybe in the future.

SwashBlade RC Blog App

   The official SwashBlade RC blog comes to Android with a new client application. This is the same exact application mentioned in one of the previous posts, only this time it has been uploaded to the app market.

Pythagorean Spiral

In math class we have been working on a Pythagorean spiral project. I just now completed mine and had to share it here on my blog.

Construction version.

Colored photo copy

Pythagorean Theorem used to calculate the length of all the hypotenuses.

SwashBlade RC Blog - Android

Okay, so I kinda cheated making this one, but it works! I used an online app creator to make SwashBlade RC blog for Android. Basically you have a shortcut to this blog on your android powered device! Nothing very special, right now you can download it here, this app and a game I created should be available on the market soon.

Processing and Android

      Today I am working on some Android applications with Processing (Programming Language). Because I don't actually have and Android device for testing, and the emulator doesn't really meet testing needs, I might release computer versions first for all of you to test. Computer versions of my applications will have a set window size, 480 pixels one way and 800 another, depending on the correct orientation. For those interested, you can go to the Android page and download the applications for either Windows, Mac or Linux.

   If you find any software bugs please leave a comment on a post having to do with that application or email swashbladerc@rocketmail.com. These computer applications may be released tomorrow, depending on how long it takes me to code them and how great my ideas are. Thank you.

Programming with Processing (Android)

Okay so I finally got the Android emulator working with the processing programming enviroment. You can look up how to do this online, just make sure you download google Android api level 7 from the thrid party tools. Anyways here is a sample sketch I used for running on the Android emulator.

int cx;
int cy;
int w;
int h;
int c;
int cc;
void setup(){
  size(480, 800);
  h = 30;
  w = 30;
  cx = 10;
  cy = 10;
  draw();
}
void draw(){
  fill(cc);
  rect(cx, cy, w, h);
  cx = cx + 30;
  if (cx > 450){
    cx = 10;
    cy = cy + 30;
    if (cy > 760){
      noLoop();
    }
  }
  c = c + 10;
  if (c < 20){
    cc = 0;}
    if (c > 19){
      cc = 255;
      c = 0;}
}

All this really does is draw a checker pattern across the screen, but is a good program to start with. You can also try to change the colors and stuff like that.