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Essentials of Alice Tutorials

Getting Started Tutorials

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.

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: The Essentials of Alice (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: The Essentials of Alice (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

Name: 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: 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