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Module 6: User Input in Alice3

In this module, you will learn create an interactive program.
Your program will ask the user his name and then make a 3D character say "hello" using the name they entered.

Goal:

• Learn how to get input from the user
• Store those values in variables
• Ask the user for information such as his name and age
• Use that information later in the program

In order to do this you will:

Objectives:

• Select and use functions to ask the user a question and store the result.
• Use functions to get information from the user.
• Use stored values in the code.
• Use input from users in the code.

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Please study the material at each of the links below.

1. Ask the users name and say hello: Use the function getStringFromUser to ask the user his name, then say hello using the name entered.
   /alice/videos/alice-hello-user.mp4
   

2. Ask the user how old they are: Use the function getIntegerFromUser to ask the user's age.
   /alice/videos/alice-age.mp4
   
3. Ask the users their favorite food: Wolf asks "What's your favorite food?", then says that is his favorite too.
   /alice/videos/alice-favorite-food.mp4
   
4. Panda asks how much to turn: We ask the user for a double and the panda spins around that amount.
   /alice/videos/alice-panda-turn.mp4
   
5. Martian asks if he is on Mars: We ask the user for a Boolean value.
   /alice/videos/alice-getboolean.mp4
   
6. Self Study Questions: What have you learned?
   
   
7. Discussion Questions
   
   

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Ask the user some questions

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