Random Gaussian
This sketch draws ellipses with x and y locations tied to a gaussian distribution of random numbers.
This example is ported from the Random Gaussian example
on the Processing website
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function setup() {
createCanvas(720, 400);
background(0);
}
function draw() {
// Get a gaussian random number w/ mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1.0
let val = randomGaussian();
let sd = 60; // Define a standard deviation
let mean = width/2; // Define a mean value (middle of the screen along the x-axis)
let x = ( val * sd ) + mean; // Scale the gaussian random number by standard deviation and mean
noStroke();
fill(255, 10);
ellipse(x, height/2, 32, 32); // Draw an ellipse at our "normal" random location
}
