processing4/java/examples/3D/Image/Explode/applet/Explode.java

import processing.core.*; 

import java.applet.*; 
import java.awt.*; 
import java.awt.image.*; 
import java.awt.event.*; 
import java.io.*; 
import java.net.*; 
import java.text.*; 
import java.util.*; 
import java.util.zip.*; 
import java.util.regex.*; 

public class Explode extends PApplet {

/**
 * Explode 
 * by Daniel Shiffman. 
 * 
 * Mouse horizontal location controls breaking apart of image and 
 * Maps pixels from a 2D image into 3D space. Pixel brightness controls 
 * translation along z axis. 
 */
 
PImage img;       // The source image
int cellsize = 2; // Dimensions of each cell in the grid
int columns, rows;   // Number of columns and rows in our system

public void setup() {
  size(640, 360, P3D); 
  img = loadImage("eames.jpg");  // Load the image
  columns = img.width / cellsize;  // Calculate # of columns
  rows = img.height / cellsize;  // Calculate # of rows
}

public void draw() {
  background(0);
  // Begin loop for columns
  for ( int i = 0; i < columns; i++) {
    // Begin loop for rows
    for ( int j = 0; j < rows; j++) {
      int x = i*cellsize + cellsize/2;  // x position
      int y = j*cellsize + cellsize/2;  // y position
      int loc = x + y*img.width;            // Pixel array location
      int c = img.pixels[loc];        // Grab the color
      // Calculate a z position as a function of mouseX and pixel brightness
      float z = (mouseX / PApplet.parseFloat(width)) * brightness(img.pixels[loc]) - 20.0f;
      // Translate to the location, set fill and stroke, and draw the rect
      pushMatrix();
      translate(x + 200, y + 100, z);
      fill(c, 204);
      noStroke();
      rectMode(CENTER);
      rect(0, 0, cellsize, cellsize);
      popMatrix();
    }
  }
}

  static public void main(String args[]) {
    PApplet.main(new String[] { "Explode" });
  }
}