Zebra0.com

Alice Programming

Learn Alice in FREE step-by-step lessons.

Module 18: Advanced Techniques: The finishing touches

In this module, you will use several advanced techniques. In order to create interesting programs, you will add things like sound, text, background pictures, and other special effects. You will practice working with larger projects and designing, coding, and testing procedures. You will be using many of these techniques in your final project.

Goal:

• Be able to create more interesting movies
• Use vehicles
• Use 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

In order to do this you will:

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.

Print the lesson

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.
   /alice/videos/alice-as-seen-by.mp4
   

2. A UFO as the vehicle for the camera: Video show how to assign a vehicle to the camera.
   /alice/videos/alice-ufo-camera-vehicle.mp4
   
3. Playing Sounds: Video shows how to import and play any mp3 file.
   /alice/videos/alice-sound.mp4
   
4. Using billboards to display images: A UFO lands in Paris using a billboard with a picture of Paris.
   /alice/videos/alice-billboards.mp4
   
5. A Simple way to change scenes: Create scene procedures and change the ground and visibility of objects.
   /alice/videos/alice-bunny-hot-cold.mp4
   
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.
   /alice/videos/alice-cinderella-scene.mp4
   
7. Adding transitions to scene changes: Transitions are created by fading a billboard in and out.
   /alice/videos/alice-scene-transitions.mp4
   
8. Export and Import procedures: This video illustrates how to export and import procedures and functions.
   /alice/videos/alice-basic-export-import.mp4
   
9. Adding properties to a class: Video shows how to add properties to a class.
   /alice/videos/alice-class-properties.mp4
   
10. Self Study Questions on advanced techniques: What have you learned in the advanced lesson?
    
    
11. Discussion questions on advanced techniques: What do you think?
    
    
12. Self Study Questions
    
    
13. Discussion Questions
    
    

Active Learning

Create a project using advanced techniques

Glossary for advanced lesson
Full Glossary