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Module 2: Your First program: Hello World

In this module, you will create a program with a 3D character who says "Hello World."

Goal:

• Write your first program in Alice3
• Be able to create a scene by selecting a template
• Add a character and other objects to the scene
• Create and edit code
• Understand how to add comments and why they are important.
• Be able to debug simple errors.

In order to do this you will:

Objectives:

• Write your first Alice program.
• You will learn to add code.
• Create and modify a scene in the design view.
• Select and add 3D characters to the scene.
• Select, add and modify people.
• Use the arrows to move, rotate, and resize the characters and other objects.
• Move the camera and change the angle.
• Add comments with your name and description of the program.
• Create code to have the character say "Hello World"
• Run the program, test, debug, and save it.

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Please study the material at each of the links below.

1. Select a starting template: There are many templates: grass, sea floor, snow, room, mars, and more.
   
   

2. Code Editor vs. Scene Editor: Add 3D models in setup scene, add code in code view.
   
   
3. Naming conventions: Follow these conventions for the names you give objects, variables and methods.
   
   
4. Change the code preference to Java: Show your code in the same mode as the videos.
   /alice/videos/alice-code-preference.mp4
   
5. About the first program: Important things to remember when you create the first program
   
   
6. The first program: Hello World: This video demonstrates how to create your first program.
   /alice/videos/alice-hello-world.mp4
   
7. Editing the say command: This video demonstrates how to create your first program.
   /alice/videos/alice-hello-hello.mp4
   
8. Adding comments: This video demonstrates how to add comments.
   /alice/videos/alice-comments.mp4
   
9. Why Hello World?: Why you should write the Hello World program
   /videos/programming.mp4
   
10. Sim People: Sim people let you customize the appearance of a person.
    /alice/videos/alice-sim-person.mp4
    
11. Using doTogether: Animals all say hello at the same time.
    /alice/videos/alice-dotogether.mp4
    
12. Complete Step 1 of the final project.
    /alice/videos/alice-dotogether.mp4
    
13. Self Study Questions: What have you learned?
    
    
14. Discussion: What do you think?
    
    

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