Do you use computers for artistic expression? The openFrameworks toolkit was built to help artists, designers, and experimenters jump in and program software quickly. With this introduction, you'll learn about this unique set of C++ tools, and discover how to get involved with the framework's creative community of hackers. It's ideal for creative coders familiar with Flash or the Processing programming language. Author Zachary Lieberman, openFrameworks co-founder, will help you get up and running with the toolkit so you can begin hacking, prototyping, and experimenting right away. Getting Started with openFrameworks is a welcome mat for the culture and a good beginning for the curious. Get a helpful introduction to C++ content Learn differences and similarities with other open source toolkits Get easy-to-use code snippets and patterns that help you make sense of more complex openFrameworks code