# Interactive sketches

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/interactive-sketches/33602>\
**Category:** Project Guidance\
**Created:** [November 19, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/interactive-sketches/33602 "2021-11-19T01:03:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![jarlook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@jarlook](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jarlook)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/interactive-sketches/33602/1 "2021-11-19T01:03:33Z")

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Several years ago I used Processing to create sketches for my chess visualization project. I created videos of the sketches and stored them on Vimeo, for viewing on a [website](http://www.chessvisualizationproject.com/).

I am returning to that project, but now want to create interactive displays, i.e., allow a visitor to select the chess games (stored in a MySQL database on my hosted site), define selected sketch parameters (e.g., colors, execution speed, etc.) and then execute the sketch.

I am hoping this group would be able to suggest some approaches in dealing with the interactive issues and the execution of sketches “on-the-fly” on the website.

I see there are a variety of Processing GUI libraries, but I’m a little unsure of their status (some seem not to have been touched for many years) and ease of use.

I expect to use JavaScript for the project.

Thanks in anticipation.