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Motivation

Introducing Script Use

Motivation
  • Many actions are too complex for built-in sensors, interpolators, shapes, etc.
  • Computed animation paths (eg. gravity)
  • Algorithmic shapes (eg. fractals)
  • Collaborative environments (eg. games)
  • You can write program scripts in Java, JavaScript, etc, that:
  • Accept event inputs
  • Generate event outputs
  • Read and write fields