My final midterm project looks a lot different from part 1 of my midterm project. It is also very different from what I wanted a that time. After looking at different types of unique clocks, I decided I would try something a little different. I still had the same basic idea of “Time and Space”, but I wanted to change the design of the clock. I didn’t put traditional “hands” on the clock, but I had 3 rotating arcs instead. This brings something more unique to the piece.
With the stars, I decided to have them be more like shooting stars instead of traditional stars floating through space. I didn’t want the “stardust” to get onto the clock at all, so I made the stars remove the trails of color once they pass over the clock.
The shooting stars make the background more interesting, and once you click the mouse, it changes the color theme. If you press any key then it erases the trails of color. If you hod down a key, then it does this cool “time glitch” effect.
Overall I think my project turned out well, even though it differs a lot form what my original vision was. To make it better I could’ve made the objects interact more with each other, and the user.