# Creating object arrays without the object speeding up

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**Created:** [June 18, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/creating-object-arrays-without-the-object-speeding-up/46573 "2025-06-18T16:47:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/creating-object-arrays-without-the-object-speeding-up/46573/3 "2025-06-18T17:46:36Z")

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> [@Pat](#):
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> , I wanted 10 circles at random Y positions to move from right to left at random speeds…

You mean, something like this sketch:  
[https://OpenProcessing.org/sketch/1805772](https://OpenProcessing.org/sketch/1805772)

> [@Help with simple game (moving fish)](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-with-simple-game-moving-fish/40679/9):
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> You pick another value for nextFrameChange only after frameCount reached current nextFrameChange: if (frameCount \>= nextFrameChange) swapDirection(); It’s inside funtion swapDirection() that you change nextFrameChange: void swapDirection() { speed \*= -1; nextFrameChange = frameCount + 60 \* (int) random(5, 11); // 5s to 10s range } Anyways, I did a demo sketch that has a class Fish w/ methods such as display(), update(), bounce(), touchedBoundary(), etc.: Swimming\_Fish.pde /\*\* \* Swim…

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