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Advanced Techniques: The finishing touches

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Module 18: Advanced Techniques: The finishing touches

Goals:

• Be able to create more interesting movies;
• Use vehicles;
• Download and use sound in your movie;
• Use billboards to display pictures;
• Add camera position to scene changes;
• Change the ground and visibility of objects;
• Use panels and text;
• Use asSeenBy to change the scene view;
• Add transitions to scene changes;
• Export and import procedures and functions;
• Add properties to a class

Objectives:

• Implement markers to move to specific locations.;
• Utilize vehicles to move two objects together;
• Add sound to an Alice project.;
• Create billboards and camera positions to change scenes;
• Use text objects to create headlines;
• Write code that uses the argument asSeenBy to show movement through the eyes of another object;
• Create scene procedures and change the ground and visibility of objects;
• Adding transitions to scene changes;
• Use camera markers to switch from scene on the left and one on the right;
• Add properties to a class.

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Please study the material at each of the links below.

1. As Seen By: A different point of view: The argument asSeenBy shows a movement through the eyes of another object.
2. A UFO as the vehicle for the camera: Video show how to assign a vehicle to the camera.
3. Playing Sounds: Video shows how to import and play any mp3 file.
4. Using billboards to display images: A UFO lands in Paris using a billboard with a picture of Paris.
5. A Simple way to change scenes: Create scene procedures and change the ground and visibility of objects.
6. Cinderella scenes with camera markers: The camera uses camera markers to switch from scene on the left and one on the right.
   Uses two different Cinderellas.
7. Adding transitions to scene changes: Transitions are created by fading a billboard in and out.
8. Export and Import procedures: This video illustrates how to export and import procedures and functions.
9. Adding properties to a class: Video shows how to add properties to a class.
10. Self Study Questions on advanced techniques: What have you learned in the advanced lesson?
11. Active Learning: Advanced Techniques: Show what have you learned
12. Discussion questions on advanced techniques: What do you think?

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