Susan Rodger
Duke University Department of Computer Science
Summer 2008

NB: This material is still constantly being revised and added to.

Repository for Alice Materials Summer 2008

Example Worlds For Teaching Curriculars

• Nemo Learns Math (Ruthie Tucker)
  • Subject: Addition
  • Brief Description: A School of Fish take a math lesson from a stingray
  • Age Group: Varies with Level of Math Implemented
  • Gender Targeted: Both
  • Click here for the example.
• Spanish Quiz (Ruthie Tucker)
  • Subject: Spanish Vocabulary
  • Brief Description: Kids click on names of animals in the desert to determine what they are
  • Age Group: All
  • Gender Targeted: Both
  • Click here for the example.
• Ancient History Tour (Ruthie Tucker)
  • Subject: Egypt
  • Brief Description: Users follow Cleopatra on a tour through ancient Egypt.
  • Age Group: All
  • Gender Targeted: Both
  • Click here for the example.
• Water World (Deborah Nelson)
  • Subject: Sources of Water
  • Brief Description: An exploration of several environments where water is found.
  • Alice concepts used: Scene changes (dummy objects)
  • Age Group: Middle School; depends on facts included
  • Gender Targeted: Both
  • Click here for the world.
• Science Quiz ******NEW******* (Deborah Nelson)
  • Subject: Science - the moon
  • Brief Description: A user interactive world in which a scientist woman asks a series of scientific questions about the moon and the history of human space exploration. A range of questions are asked: multiple choice, true/false, and fill in the blank
  • Alice concept used: method variables, built in functions (Ask user for a number; Ask user for yes or no)
  • Age Group: Middle school
  • Gender targeted: Both
  • Click here for the example.
• Memory Game ******NEW***** (Deborah Nelson)
  • Subject: non-specific
  • Brief Description: A user interactive world in which the user must remember a random color sequence
  • Alice concepts used: list, the 'add to a list' instruction, random numbers
  • Age Group: Middle school
  • Gender targeted: both
  • Click here for the example
• Arctic Exploration (Ruthie Tucker)
  • Subject: Science
  • Brief Description: Interactive Tour of Arctic Regions of the World
  • Age Group: All Ages
  • Gender Targeted: Both
  • Click here for the example.
• Learn Ballet (Ruthie Tucker)
  • Subject: Dance and Body Movement
  • Brief Description: Illustrates ballet positions through virtual dancers
  • Age Group: All Ages
  • Gender Targeted: Girls
  • Click here for the example.

• NB: The prerequisites do not necessarily refer to specific tutorials, although many of them are covered by our tuturials.

  Interactive Tutorials for Programming

  • Real Getting Started (Ruthie Tucker + Jenna Hayes)
    • Go to the Download page
  • Getting Started *****REVISED***** (Jenna Hayes)
    • Prerequisites: None
    • Topics: Opening a World, Adding Objects, Using Built-In Methods, Copy and Delete
    • Characters: Bunny
    • Synopsis: Bunny jumps up and down, wiggles ears, and says "I love Alice!"
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial. If you are running a something that's not Windows Vista, then download this instead.
    • Click here for the pdf tutorial.
  • Objects in Alice: Positioning and Moving Them*****REVISED***** (Jenna Hayes)
    • Prerequisites: Getting Started
    • Topics: Six Directions, Each object has a center, Single View + Quad View, Some Methods (Turn to Face, Orient to)
    • Characters: Alice, three Flowers
    • Synopsis: Move Alice in each of the six directions, line up all the flowers using quad view, move flowers around
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial. If you are not using Windows Vista, please use this instead.
    • Click here for the pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the starting world.
    • Click here for the finished world.
  • Methods: Part 1*******REVISED*********** (Deborah Nelson)
    • Prerequisites: Getting Started, Camera Control
    • Topics: Methods, Introduces Loops
    • Characters: Turtle and Kangaroo (Animal Folder), Road (city folder)
    • Synopsis: Turtle and Kangaroo race each other.
    • Click here for the webpage tutorial.
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial.
    • Click here for the Slides pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the Handout pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the starting world
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Methods: Part 2 ******REVISED****** (Deborah Nelson)
    • Prerequisites: Getting Started, Camera Control, Methods Part 1
    • Topics: Methods, Introduces parameters, properties
    • Characters: Turtle and Kangaroo (Animal Folder), Road (city folder)
    • Synopsis: Turtle and Kangaroo race each other and the turtle hides.
    • Click here for the webpage tutorial.
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial.
    • Click here for the Slides pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the Handout pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the starting world
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Tutorial on Light (Ruthie Tucker)
    • Prerequisites: Getting Started, Methods (Both Tutorials), Events
    • Topics: Ambient Light, World Light, Atmosphere Color, SpotLight, Lightbulb, Fog Effects
    • Characters: Zombies, Stepsisters, She-Builder
    • Synopsis: Create a scary world with various lighting effects
    • Click here for the tutorial.
    • Download the world
    • Further Examples: Link down to example parts of this page - use anchor
  • Making a Diamond - Camera Control (Henry Qin)
    • Prerequisites: None
    • Topics: Camera Manipulation, Use of Dummies
    • Characters: Wizard, Troll, Dragon, Alien_on_Wheels
    • Synopsis: Four characters are standing in a row, and the task of the tutorial is to get them into a diamond formation.
    • Click here for the tutorial.
    • Or download the PDF tutorial.
  • Events (Henry Qin)
    • Prerequisites: Getting Started
    • Topics: Basic Mouse and Keyboard Events, as well as When the world starts
    • Characters: Blue bird, bird, Two-Button Control, Button
    • Synopsis: Keyboard allows user to move birds back and forth; two-button control causes the bluebird to fly towards the user; the single button toggles the visibility of the two-button control
    • Click here for the tutorial. Or get the PDF.
    • Click here for the starting world.
    • Click here for the finished world.
  • Functions*****REVISED***** (Jenna Hayes)
    • Prerequisites: Methods
    • Topics: Functions, Conditionals
    • Characters: A guy and a penguin
    • Synopsis: When the world plays, the taller one will claim he is taller, and then the pengiun gives the guy a hug.
    • Click here for the tutorial in PowerPoint. If you are not running Windows Vista, try this instead.
    • Here is a PDF version of the same tutorial.
    • Click here for the starting world.
    • Click here for the finished world.
  • Creating Functions ****REVISED****** (Deborah Nelson)
    • Prerequisites:Getting Started, Methods, Parameters, Functions
    • Topics: writing your own function
    • Characters: junkYard (environments folder) fire, smoke, a lot of objects from the object and furniture folders
    • Synopsis: the user writes a function so that only the objects in the junkyard are burned
    • Click here for the webpage tutorial.
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial.
    • Click here for the Slides pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the Handout pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the starter world
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Lists *************REVISED******** (Deborah Nelson)
    • Prerequisites:Getting Started, Methods, Functions
    • Topics: making a list and learning the loops: For all together and For all in order
    • Characters: four ninjas (People Folder) scientist-woman, samurai and scientist-man(web gallery People folder)
    • Synopsis: All of the characters behave together
    • Click here for the webpage tutorial.
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial.
    • Click here for the Slides pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the Handout pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Making Billboards *******REVISED****** (Deborah Nelson)
    • Prerequisites:Getting Started, Methods, Events
    • Topics: making and importing a text billboard
    • Characters: two billboards
    • Synopsis: two billboards are created in paint and powerpoint and imported into an Alice world. An event is used to switch between the two
    • Click here for the webpage tutorial.
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial.
    • Click here for the Slides pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the Handout pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Revised******From the outside In - Navigating the Drag-And-Drop Paradigm (Henry Qin)
    • Prerequisites: Functions
    • Topics: Constructing a complex expression.
    • Characters: Any two characters
    • Synopsis: Write a function to check for intersection, and use it on two objects.
    • Click here for the tutorial.
    • Click here for the power point tutorial.
    • Or get the PDF for the tutorial.
  • The AsSeenBy Argument*****REVISED***** (Jenna Hayes)
    • Prerequisites: Methods, Events
    • Topics: AsSeenBy, Adding Sounds to Alice
    • Characters: Shark, T-rex
    • Synopsis: Shark asks for a coconut, and depending on Y or N, the T-Rex gives or does not give. If the coconut is given, then the shark celebrates; else the shark becomes aggravated and circles the island.
    • Click here for the download links.
  • BDE events ******REVISED********* (Deborah Nelson)
    • Prerequisites:Getting Started, Methods, Functions, Events
    • Topics: Begin, During End event
    • Characters: shark, oceanFloor and lilFish2(web gallery Ocean folder)
    • Synopsis: The shark chases the lilFish
    • Click here for the webpage tutorial.
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial.
    • Click here for the Slides pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the Handout pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Class-Level Variables Tutorial (Henry Qin)
    • Prerequisites: Functions, Methods, Events, Conditionals
    • Topics: Class-Level Variables, How to Display Variables
    • Characters: Wizard, Many Cubes, 3D Text
    • Synopsis: A game in which a wizard must collect glowing gems. The wizard can teleport and magically locate gems. The user of the tutorial will learn how to put restrictions (limit on Mana) on the use of magic, and how to display.
    • Click here for the tutorial.
    • Click here for the PDF version.
    • Further Examples: See the Alice's Questions example world below.
  • Vehicle Property and Inheritance (Ruthie Tucker)
    • Prerequisites: Getting Started Tutorial, Methods, Parameters, Loops
    • Topics: Vehicle Property, Inheritance
    • Characters: Ground Roamer, Lunar Landar, Space Colonist, Cow
    • Synopsis: This world teaches users how to work the vehicle property. It will involve a space colonist climbing down a lunar lander ladder, walking to his vehicle and going for a trip. The second world on inhertance will show how to use the same methods in a new world. The spacecolonist will climb down a tree and ride a triceratops.
    • Click here for the tutorial.
    • Click here for the pdf tutorial.
    • Further Examples: Link down to example parts of this page - use anchor
  • How to Restrict which user-initiated events are permitted at a particular point in the game (Henry Qin)
    • Prerequisites: Getting Started, Variables, Conditionals
    • Topics: Controlling User Actions in an interactive world
    • Characters: Chicken, Little Chick, 3D Text
    • Synopsis: Find the little chick, and then go to the next task. (This tutorial teaches how to prevent going to the next task until the first one is complete)
    • Click here for the tutorial.
  • Randomness*****REVISED**** (Jenna Hayes)
    • Prerequisites: Paramters, If/Else, Functions, Methods
    • Topics: Random Selection, Changing Colors, Adding Text Objects
    • Characters: Penguins (4)
    • Synopsis: Each penguin changes color in turn, and after each penguin changes color, the name of that color will manifest in the sky. The colors are selected randomly.
    • Click here for the tutorial.
    • Click here for the starting world.
    • Click here for the finished world.
  • Timer*****REVISED***** (Jenna Hayes)
    • Prerequisites: Variables, Paramters, While Loops, Functions
    • Topics: Making a Timer
    • Characters: Timer
    • Synopsis: Construct a Timer and watch it count down!
    • Click here for the tutorial. If you don't have Windows Vista, click here instead.
    • Or get the PDF version.
    • Further Examples: Link down to example parts of this page - use anchor
  • Arrays and Lists (Ruthie Tucker)
    • Prerequisites: All (excluding this one)
    • Topics: Arrays, Lists, (Beginning-During-End event) BDE
    • Characters: 6 Chickens, Cinderella, a Cow, a Barn, Farmhouse
    • Synopsis: Learn how to make Cinderella conduct the chickens in a happy dance on the farm using arrays and lists (also demonstrates how to shorten code)
    • Click here for the Powerpoint.
    • Click here for the Starting World.
    • Click here for the Completed World.
  • Scene Change (with template) (Henry Qin)
    • Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Alice worlds, understanding of file/folder structure on a computer
    • Topics: Introducing and using the Scene Change Template
    • Characters: A couple of penguins, a couple of chickens, and a couple of dummies
    • Synopsis: Start at one scene, darken the world, move the the next scene, and restore the world.
    • Here it is! If you'd prefer a handout, take this.
    • Some people would like to modify it for themselves. I will even give you the MS Word Source.

  Non-interactive tutorials (Example Worlds for Programming)

  • The Philosopher and the Humvee (Henry Qin)
    • Prerequisites: Events, Conditionals(Optional)
    • Topics: Vehicle Property, Camera Control
    • Characters: Euripedes (philosopher), Humvee
    • Synopsis: Part 1: Move Euripedes and his Humvee with your mouse when the vehicle property is not used, then try it when Humvee is a vehicle for Euripedes.
      Part 2: Move the Humvee with the keyboard when camera's vehicle is not used, then do it when the camera's vehicle is set to the Humvee.
    • Click here for the example's home page.
    • Further Examples: Link down to example parts of this page - use anchor
    • Click here for the Powerpoint.
  • Alice's Questions (Variables Example) (Henry Qin)
    • Prerequisites: User Input / Output
    • Topics: Variables
    • Characters: Alice (from wonderland)
    • Synopsis: Alice introduces herself and asks for the user's name, birthday, hometown, and school. Then, Alice repeats this information and the world finishes.
    • Click here for the example's home page.
    • Further Examples: Link down to example parts of this page - use anchor

  Not Finished

  • Scene Change (with superGround object imported) *****NEW****** (Deborah Nelson)
    • Prerequisites:methods, variables, dummy objects
    • Topics: Introducing and using the superground object to make scene changes
    • Characters: superground object (imported) Oasis, Island (Environments folder), lunarLander(Space Folder)
    • Synopsis: how to add objects, move the camera, drop dummys and change the texture of the ground in order to create animations/games with scene changes
    • Click here for the superground object to import into your world
    • Click here for the powerpoint version of the tutorial
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Questions using Click Event ****NEW********* (Deborah Nelson)
    • Prerequisites: Methods, Functions, Events
    • Topics: An example world for how to ask questions uses property variables, events, methods and functions
    • Characters: T-Rex, teacher, cat, bunny, cow, shapes
    • Synopsis: The teacher asks questions and the user clicks on an object to answer them.
    • Click here for the webpage tutorial.
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial.
    • Click here for the Slides pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the Handout pdf tutorial.
    • Click here for the starting world
    • Click here for the finished world
  • 3-D Helium Molecule Tutorial REVISED!! (Gaetjens Lezin)
    • Prerequisites:Getting Started
    • Topics: Object Setup, list, as seen by
    • Synopsis: Create a replication of a 3-D helium Molecule using shapes in Alice
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Array Swap Demo World (Gaetjens Lezin)
    • Prerequisites:Variables,Methods
    • Topics: Prompting user for input and using output, perfoming a simple 3 step swap with an Array
    • Synopsis: A demo world with an Array Visualization and Object Visualization to demonstrate swapping items in different array positions
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Replace heads with billboards Tutorial REVISED!! (Gaetjens Lezin)
    • Prerequisites:Positioning Objects
    • Topics: Changing properties of Alice Objects, importing billboards
    • Synopsis: Create a world and drop in billboards to replace invisible heads
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Texture Map Tutorial REVISED!!(Gaetjens Lezin)
    • Prerequisites:Positioning Objects
    • Topics: Changing the skin texture property of Alice Objects
    • Synopsis: Create a world with a sphere and change its texture to resemble the Earth's surface
    • Click here for the powerpoint tutorial
    • Click here for the finished world
  • Birthday calculator Demo (Gaetjens Lezin)
    • Topics: extensive array Manipulation,use of functions,methods,variables (boolean and number), prompt user for input and checking for acceptable values
    • Synopsis: A demonstration of a birthday Caluclator using an Algorithm developed by Professor John Conway of Princeton University
    • Click here for the finished world

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