----- Coding Tutorial by Patt Vira ----- 

Name: Dynamic ASCII Art with Random Distribution and Colors

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*/

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let characters = [

  { char: "⌇", colors: ["#FFD700", "#FFCC00", "#FFC107", "#FFB300", "#FFA000"] },

  { char: "⥀", colors: ["#D3D3D3", "#A9A9A9", "#808080", "#696969", "#505050"] },

  { char: "⏚", colors: ["#4169E1", "#6A5ACD", "#8A2BE2", "#FF00FF", "#FF1493"] }

];

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let currentSet = 0;

let size = 40;

let gridSize = 10;

let timer;

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function setup() {

  createCanvas(400, 400);

  timer = millis();

}

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function draw() {

  background(0);

​

  let elapsedTime = millis() - timer;

​

  // Switch character set every 3 seconds

  if (elapsedTime > 3000) {

    currentSet = (currentSet + 1) % characters.length;

    timer = millis();

  }

​

  let charSet = characters[currentSet];

​

  for (let i = 0; i < gridSize; i++) {

    for (let j = 0; j < gridSize; j++) {

      // Randomly decide whether to draw a character in this grid cell

      if (random() < 0.5) { // Adjust this value to control density

        let x = i * (width / gridSize) + (width / gridSize) / 2;

        let y = j * (height / gridSize) + (height / gridSize) / 2;

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        let char = charSet.char;

        let col = random(charSet.colors);

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        fill(col);

        noStroke();

        textSize(size);

        textAlign(CENTER, CENTER);

        text(char, x, y);

      }

    }

  }

}

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