Almost Done
I didn't do any programming last week, and I forgot to update after I finished programming two weeks ago. I've made some decent progress.
Currently the program can:
-Dynamically load numerous data files, and display them all.
-A simple grid has been added to make determining where you are looking on the x-axis simpler.
-The graphs can have segments of any length and color.
-Musical texture is presently implemented with translucency.
-The frame-rate has been locked so the program will run at the same speed on multiple computers.
-To make the graph easier to understand the program can load and play MP3 files. While doing so a blue line moves through the graph in time with the music.
The program can not:
-Remove a graph once it has been loaded.
-Rotate the graph based on the orientation of the camera. IE "Up" is not relative, it is a fixed direction.
-Display bump-maps or anything that could really help with depicting musical texture.
-The resolution can't be changed, it is fixed at 1280 x 800 (in both windowed and fullscreen mode)
-Display a help screen of any kind.
There are probably an uncountable number of bugs. I'm also sure that it's extremely slow.
I don't think I'll get the bump-mapping implemented. I intend to do the others if I can. Finally, I'd like to add in some mouse-controls, but those can wait. The teacher also asked that I find a way to print "key words" from song lyrics on the screen. That should be fairly easy to do.
My group members screwed up their data-files or else I'd post some pictures.
Currently the program can:
-Dynamically load numerous data files, and display them all.
-A simple grid has been added to make determining where you are looking on the x-axis simpler.
-The graphs can have segments of any length and color.
-Musical texture is presently implemented with translucency.
-The frame-rate has been locked so the program will run at the same speed on multiple computers.
-To make the graph easier to understand the program can load and play MP3 files. While doing so a blue line moves through the graph in time with the music.
The program can not:
-Remove a graph once it has been loaded.
-Rotate the graph based on the orientation of the camera. IE "Up" is not relative, it is a fixed direction.
-Display bump-maps or anything that could really help with depicting musical texture.
-The resolution can't be changed, it is fixed at 1280 x 800 (in both windowed and fullscreen mode)
-Display a help screen of any kind.
There are probably an uncountable number of bugs. I'm also sure that it's extremely slow.
I don't think I'll get the bump-mapping implemented. I intend to do the others if I can. Finally, I'd like to add in some mouse-controls, but those can wait. The teacher also asked that I find a way to print "key words" from song lyrics on the screen. That should be fairly easy to do.
My group members screwed up their data-files or else I'd post some pictures.

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