sphere-electrons/sketch.js

let charges = [];

let sphere_radius = 200;

let physics = false;
let earth = false;
let skeleton = false;

function preload() {
  earth_image = loadImage("atlas1.jpg");
}

function setup() {
  createCanvas(600, 600, WEBGL);
}

function draw() {
  orbitControl();
  background(50);

  make_lights();
  if (physics) {
    move_charges(charges);
  }
  if (skeleton) {
    draw_skeleton(sphere_radius);
  }
  draw_charges(sphere_radius);
  draw_sphere(sphere_radius, 25);
}

function draw_skeleton(radius) {
  push();
  noStroke();
  fill(0xff);
  sphere(4);
  stroke(0xbf);
  for (let charge of charges) {
    line(
      0,
      0,
      0,
      charge.position.x * radius,
      charge.position.y * radius,
      charge.position.z * radius,
    );
  }
  pop();
}

function make_charges(n) {
  charges = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < n; i += 1) {
    let position;
    if (i === 0) {
      position = createVector(0, -1, 0);
    } else {
      const lat = random(-TAU / 4, TAU / 4);
      const lon = random(0, TAU);
      position = createVector(
        cos(lat) * cos(lon),
        sin(lat),
        cos(lat) * sin(lon),
      );
    }
    charges.push({
      position: position,
      velocity: createVector(),
      acceleration: createVector(),
    });
  }
}

function draw_charges(radius) {
  push();
  noStroke();
  ambientMaterial(0xbf, 0x00, 0x00);
  for (let charge of charges.values()) {
    let position = charge.position.copy();
    position.mult(radius);
    push();
    translate(position.x, position.y, position.z);
    sphere(15);
    pop();
  }
  pop();
}

function draw_sphere(radius, n_axis_circles) {
  stroke(0x3f);
  noFill();

  push();
  rotateX(TAU / 4);
  draw_circles(
    radius,
    earth ? 2 : n_axis_circles,
    color(0x00, 0x9f, 0xff),
    color(0xff, 0x9f, 0x00),
  );
  pop();
  push();
  rotateY(TAU / 4);
  draw_circles(
    radius,
    earth ? 2 : n_axis_circles,
    color(0xff, 0x00, 0xff),
    color(0x00, 0xff, 0x00),
  );
  pop();

  if (earth) {
    noStroke();
    noFill();
    tint(0xff, 0x9f);
    texture(earth_image);
    push();
    rotateY(TAU / 4);
    sphere(radius);
    pop();
  }
}

function draw_circles(radius, n_circles, pole_1_color, pole_2_color) {
  push();
  stroke(pole_1_color);
  translate(0, 0, -radius);
  point(0, 0);
  pop();
  for (let i = 1; i < n_circles; i += 1) {
    const angle = map(i, 0, n_circles - 1, -TAU / 4, TAU / 4);
    const circle_radius = radius * cos(angle);
    push();
    translate(0, 0, radius * sin(angle));
    circle(0, 0, circle_radius * 2);
    pop();
  }
  push();
  stroke(pole_2_color);
  translate(0, 0, radius);
  point(0, 0);
  pop();
}

function make_lights() {
  let light = createVector(0, 1, -1);
  light.normalize();
  directionalLight(0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f, light);
  ambientLight(0xbf);
}

function keyPressed() {
  if (key == ' ') {
    physics = !physics;
  } else if (key == 'd') {
    earth = !earth;
  } else if (key == 'f') {
    skeleton = !skeleton;
  } else if (key >= '0' && key <= '9') {
    make_charges(int(key));
  }
}