Easing

Move the mouse across the screen and the symbol will follow. Between drawing each frame of the animation, the program calculates the difference between the position of the symbol and the cursor. If the distance is larger than 1 pixel, the symbol moves part of the distance (0.05) from its current position toward the cursor.

/**
 * Easing. 
 * 
 * Move the mouse across the screen and the symbol will follow.  
 * Between drawing each frame of the animation, the program
 * calculates the difference between the position of the 
 * symbol and the cursor. If the distance is larger than
 * 1 pixel, the symbol moves part of the distance (0.05) from its
 * current position toward the cursor. 
 */
 
float x;
float y;
float easing = 0.05;

void setup() {
  size(640, 360); 
  noStroke();  
}

void draw() { 
  background(51);
  
  float targetX = mouseX;
  float dx = targetX - x;
  x += dx * easing;
  
  float targetY = mouseY;
  float dy = targetY - y;
  y += dy * easing;
  
  ellipse(x, y, 66, 66);
}

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