Assignment: Assignment 7: Essentials of Alice Tutorial

AP CSP
2016-07-21T17:18:43Z

Due: Aug 30, 2016 by 12:59am

Essentials of Alice Tutorials

Getting Started Tutorials

These tutorials are created and kindly provided by Susan Rodgers and her team for general use and are hosted by Duke University. Thanks Susan!

These tutorials are written assuming no previous experience with Alice. There are no pre-requisites to these tutorials which make them ideal for you to start using ALICE. Once you finish these 'Getting Started Tutorials', show your finished program to the instructor and/or tutor.

Assignment Instructions

This assignment requires you to create these 6 tutorials. Please complete and create the following for this assignment. Part of the assignment is that you can organize your files in a computer system. You need to create these sub-folders with the Alice World folder you have created.

1. Open your Alice World folder. This folder should be created in (the new folder is bold and in dark red):

2. Network drive (the one with your ID No. on it) > suhi_courses > csp_fall > alice_worlds > getting_started

3. Save the following Alice worlds in that folder.

When you are done, please show the finished Alice World to Mr. Lopez.

Duke University's "Essentials of Alice Tutorials" (15 Minutes)

These tutorials are very short just so one can try a simple Alice world. They are hosted at Duke University and are kindly provided by Susan Rogers for general use. Thanks, Susan!

Name: last name_first initial_ bunny
Level: Beginner
Time: 15 minutes
Date: July 2008

Description: A short tutorial that introduces the learner to Alice by walking through the creation of a world with a bunny. Good for a first time glimpse at what Alice can do. Concepts introduced include scene set up and built-in methods.

Videos: .mov, .avi

Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 2-Handout, 4-Handout

Name: last name_first initial_kangaroo
Level: Beginner
Time: 15 minutes
Date: May 2009

Description: A short tutorial that introduces the learner to Alice by walking through the creation of a world with a kangaroo. Good for a first time glimpse at what Alice can do. Concepts introduced include scene set up and built-in methods.

Videos: .mov, .avi

Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 2-Handout, 4-Handout

The following programming exercises are about one hour tutorials to demonstrate that you learned to use the basics in ALICE.

Name: last name_ first initial_shark_attack
Level: Beginner
Time: 30 min.
Date: 2013

Description: In this new introductory tutorial, we'll program a shark to attack a character, and have our fearless hero escape. You'll learn the basics of scene setup, camera usage, methods, events, objects, and vehicles.

Video Tutorials (external links to YouTube): 1. Scene Set-up, 2. The Camera, 3. Methods, 4. Events, 5. Vehicles, 6. Finishing Touches
Links: Powerpoint, Slides (.pdf), 4-Handout

Name: last name_first initial_astronaut_humvee
Level: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Date: June 2009

Description: This tutorial can be used by first time Alice users to learn the Alice basics. The characters are an astronaut and a humvee.

Videos: .mov, .avi

Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 2-Handout, 4-Handout

Name: last name_first initial_Alice and Daisies
Level: Beginner
Time: 30 Minutes
Date: July 2008

Prerequisites: 1 Hour Introduction Tutorial
Description: A tutorial focusing on the movement and placement of objects in Alice. Concepts covered include centers, quad view, and orientation.

World: Starting World
Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 4-Handout, Exercises

Name: last name_first initial_lights_camera_action
Part 1: Camera Control
Level: Beginner
Time: 30 Minutes
Date: July 2008

Prerequisites: 1 Hour Introduction Tutorial
Description: This tutorial shows how to move and control the camera during world set up and drop dummy cameras. Concepts covered include adding and positioning objects in the world.

Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 4-Handout, Exercises

Essentials of Alice Tutorials

Getting Started Tutorials

These tutorials are created and kindly provided by Susan Rodgers and her team for general use and are hosted by Duke University. Thanks Susan!

These tutorials are written assuming no previous experience with Alice. There are no pre-requisites to these tutorials which make them ideal for you to start using ALICE. Once you finish these 'Getting Started Tutorials', show your finished program to the instructor and/or tutor.

Assignment Instructions

This assignment requires you to create these 6 tutorials. Please complete and create the following for this assignment. Part of the assignment is that you can organize your files in a computer system. You need to create these sub-folders with the Alice World folder you have created.

1. Open your Alice World folder. This folder should be created in (the new folder is bold and in dark red):

2. Network drive (the one with your ID No. on it) > suhi_courses > csp_fall > alice_worlds > getting_started

3. Save the following Alice worlds in that folder.

When you are done, please show the finished Alice World to Mr. Lopez.

Duke University's "Essentials of Alice Tutorials" (15 Minutes)

These tutorials are very short just so one can try a simple Alice world. They are hosted at Duke University and are kindly provided by Susan Rogers for general use. Thanks, Susan!

Name: last name_first initial_ bunny
Level: Beginner
Time: 15 minutes
Date: July 2008

Description: A short tutorial that introduces the learner to Alice by walking through the creation of a world with a bunny. Good for a first time glimpse at what Alice can do. Concepts introduced include scene set up and built-in methods.

Videos: .mov, .avi

Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 2-Handout, 4-Handout

Name: last name_first initial_kangaroo
Level: Beginner
Time: 15 minutes
Date: May 2009

Description: A short tutorial that introduces the learner to Alice by walking through the creation of a world with a kangaroo. Good for a first time glimpse at what Alice can do. Concepts introduced include scene set up and built-in methods.

Videos: .mov, .avi

Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 2-Handout, 4-Handout

The following programming exercises are about one hour tutorials to demonstrate that you learned to use the basics in ALICE.

Name: last name_ first initial_shark_attack
Level: Beginner
Time: 30 min.
Date: 2013

Description: In this new introductory tutorial, we'll program a shark to attack a character, and have our fearless hero escape. You'll learn the basics of scene setup, camera usage, methods, events, objects, and vehicles.

Video Tutorials (external links to YouTube): 1. Scene Set-up, 2. The Camera, 3. Methods, 4. Events, 5. Vehicles, 6. Finishing Touches
Links: Powerpoint, Slides (.pdf), 4-Handout

Name: last name_first initial_astronaut_humvee
Level: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Date: June 2009

Description: This tutorial can be used by first time Alice users to learn the Alice basics. The characters are an astronaut and a humvee.

Videos: .mov, .avi

Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 2-Handout, 4-Handout

Name: last name_first initial_Alice and Daisies
Level: Beginner
Time: 30 Minutes
Date: July 2008

Prerequisites: 1 Hour Introduction Tutorial
Description: A tutorial focusing on the movement and placement of objects in Alice. Concepts covered include centers, quad view, and orientation.

World: Starting World
Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 4-Handout, Exercises

Name: last name_first initial_lights_camera_action
Part 1: Camera Control
Level: Beginner
Time: 30 Minutes
Date: July 2008

Prerequisites: 1 Hour Introduction Tutorial
Description: This tutorial shows how to move and control the camera during world set up and drop dummy cameras. Concepts covered include adding and positioning objects in the world.

Links: .ppt, Slides (.pdf), 4-Handout, Exercises