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Module 9: Setting up the Alice Virtual World

In this module, you will fine tune your ability to position objects in the Alice virtual world.

There are a number of tools in the setup scene window that allow you to make changes to the virtual world. We will discuss some of these tools.

Goal:

• Learn how to change the properties and position of the objects
• Learn how to change the properties and position of the camera
• Learn to fine tune your ability to position objects in the Alice virtual world

In order to do this you will:

Objectives:

• Use the handles to turn, roll, and move objects.
• View the scene from starting view, layout, top, side, or front.
• Use different camera views to position objects.
• Change the ground, opacity; add fog, light from above and below.
• Use one shots to move, turn and roll in design view.
• Be able to assign vehicles to objects.

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Please study the material at each of the links below.

1. Using the Handles to position objects: Use the handles to turn, roll, and move any of the objects in your project.
   /alice/videos/alice-handles.mp4
   

2. Changing the position of camera and objects: Using the various handles
   /alice/videos/alice-changes.mp4
   
3. Moving vertically: Use the handles to turn, roll, and move any of the objects in your project.
   /alice/videos/alice-move-vertically.mp4
   
4. Camera views: View the scene from starting view, layout, top, side, or front
   /alice/videos/alice-camera.mp4
   
5. Using Camera Markers: Camera markers let you set up positions for the camera to move to
   /alice/videos/alice-camera-markers.mp4
   
6. Hang Picture on Wall: Putting a canvas on the wall
   /alice/videos/alice-canvas-wall.mp4
   
7. Camera views: Stacking Boxes: Different views help to stack 3 boxes
   /alice/videos/alice-stacking-boxes.mp4
   
8. How to Change the ground: Change the ground, opacity, add fog, light from above and below
   /alice/videos/alice-ground.mp4
   
9. Positioning with One Shots: Use one shots to move, turn and roll in design view
   /alice/videos/alice-oneshots.mp4
   
10. Using Vehicles: A penguin and Egg: Position the egg on penguins feet, then make the penguin the vehicle for the egg
    /alice/videos/alice-vehicle-egg.mp4
    
11. Using Vehicles: Monkey holding Banana: In Alice, a vehicle is not necessarily a car or train, but it could be. If you want the monkey to hold a banana, you position the banana in the monkeys hand, then make the hand the vehicle for the banana. When you move the monkeys hand, the banan will move too. You can also set a vehicle using code.
    /alice/videos/alice-vehicle-banana.mp4
    
12. Using Markers: Markers let you set up positions for objects to move to
    /alice/videos/alice-markers.mp4
    
13. Self Study Questions: What have you learned?
    
    
14. Discussion questions: What do you think?
    
    

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