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Introduction to Programming and Animation with Alice

Duke University

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This course is an introductory programming course that combines programming
with animation, using the programming environment Alice. You will first
learn to tell 3D animated stories by programming Aliceʼs 3D objects. In
particular you will learn how to set up a scene, to tell a story using
storyboarding, to move the camera, and how to move and rotate objects. You
will learn programming concepts such as writing your own instructions,
repetition, making decisions, and grouping similar objects together.  In
the second half of the course you will learn how to combine the topics you
have learned with event programming to build 3D games you and your friends
can play.

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Approx. 47 hours to complete

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Beginner Level

Approx. 47 hours to complete

English

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Instructors

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4.75/5 (11 Ratings)

Susan H. Rodger

Professor of the Practice

Computer Science

792,228 Learners

9 Courses

Stephen Cooper

Associate Professor

Computer Science and Engineering Department

15,769 Learners

1 Course

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Duke University

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Course Introduction

1 hour to complete

5 readings

Week2

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Producing Animated 3D Movies: Alice Basic Instructions

5 hours to complete

20 videos (Total 119 min), 20 readings, 12 quizzes

20 videos

Overview of Week 23mAnimation and Computer Science4mOverview of Alice1mAdding Objects to a Scene7mMoving Objects Around: Controls, Keys, and One-shot (Mac version)6mMoving Objects Around: Controls, Keys, and One-shot (PC version)7mBuild a Person6mAn Interview with Jessica Abroms11mSimple Instructions7mOne-shot vs. Code8mBuild a Simple World7mMore Control and Comparing Instructions3mMoving and Turning2mTurn and Roll1mTurning and Moving Parts2mDoInOrder vs. DoTogether2mMove and MoveTo3mDesigning the Storyboard5mImplementing the Storyboard18mA Few Tips9m

20 readings

Week 2 Learning Objectives10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 2.110mAlice Project Files for Lesson 2.110mAdding Objects to a Scene: Notes for some Mac users10mReview and Tips10mObject Control Document (Read this First!)10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 2.210mAlice Project Files for Lesson 2.210mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 2.310mAlice Project Files for Lesson 2.310mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 2.410mAlice Project Files for Lesson 2.410mImplementing the Storyboard Project Solution10mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10m

12 practice exercises

Practice Quiz 2.110mPractice Quiz 2.2Practice Parson's 2APractice Quiz 2.3Practice Parson's 2.3Practice Quiz 2.4Practice Parson's 2.4APractice Parson's 2.4BWk2 Graded QuizGraded Parson's 2AGraded Parson's 2BGraded Parson's 2C

Week3

Week 3

6 hours to complete

Teaching Your Bunny to Hop: Procedures and Parameters

6 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 105 min), 22 readings, 15 quizzes

14 videos

Overview of Week 33mOverview of Hop5mBunny Hop Procedure9mObject Movement with Different Orientations2mHow Objects and Parts Turn and Roll (Demo)2mAlice Person w/ Elbow and Knee Demonstration4mBunnyHop Multiple Ways13mOverview of Parameters6mHopOver World10mCamera Control11mCamera Control Demo Part 18mCamera Control Demo Part 213mOverview of Inheritance6mInheritance: Hopping with Bipeds8m

22 readings

Week 3 Learning Objectives10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 3.110mAlice Project Files for Lesson 3.110mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 3.210mAlice Project Files for Lesson 3.210mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise Part 110mPractice Exercise Part 210mLearning Objectives for Lesson 3.310mAlice Project Files for Lesson 3.310mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 3.410mAlice Project Files for Lesson 3.410mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 3.510mAlice Project Files for Lesson 3.510mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10m

15 practice exercises

Practice Quiz 3.1Practice Quiz 3.2Practice Parson's 3.2A2mPractice Quiz 3.32mPractice Parsons 3.3A2mPractice Parson's 3.3B2mPractice Quiz 3.42mPractice Parson's 3.4A2mPractice Quiz 3.52mPractice Parson's 3.5APractice Parson's 3.5BWk 3 Graded QuizGraded Parson's 3AGraded Parson's 3BGraded Parson's 3C

Week4

Week 4

11 hours to complete

If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again: Decisions & Repetition

11 hours to complete

22 videos (Total 256 min), 23 readings, 8 quizzes

22 videos

Overview of Week 43mBuilt-in Functions, Math, Circling, and Properties9mBuilt-in Function and Math10mCircling Around an Object10mThe Vehicle Property10mColor and Opacity Properties22mInvisible Objects as Camera Markers11mRandom Numbers and Constants6mPracticing Random Numbers and Variables16mMaking Decisions - IF and Conditionals5mSimple If13mBunny Visit Friends23mBoolean Logic4mCat Ride Which Horse Demo32mCreating your own Character - Theory3mCreating your own Characters - Demo17mThe Counted Loop in Alice3mRepetition - Counted Loop Demo5mRepetition - Counted Loop Nested Loop6mThe While Loop in Alice4mRepetition - While Loop12mRepetition - While Loop Complex Conditional21m

23 readings

Week 4 Learning Objectives10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 4.110mAlice Project Files for Lesson 4.110mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 4.210mAlice Project Files for Lesson 4.210mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 4.310mAlice Project Files for Lesson 4.310mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 4.410mAlice Project Files for Lesson 4.410mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise Part 110mPractice Exercise Part 210mLearning Objectives for Lesson 4.510mAlice Project Files for Lesson 4.510mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise Part 110mPractice Exercise Part 210m

8 practice exercises

Practice Quiz 4.130mPractice Quiz 4.230mPractice Parson's 4.2APractice Quiz 4.330mPractice Quiz 4.430mPractice Quiz 4.530mWk 4 Graded QuizGraded Parson's 4A

Week5

Week 5

8 hours to complete

Variables, and Arrays, and Functions, Oh My!

8 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 104 min), 18 readings, 12 quizzes

15 videos

Overview of Module 54mArrays in Alice5mArrays Demo with Jumping Jacks10mWriting Your Own Functions2mRolling a Ball8mFind Closest Object Among Three Objects11mVariables2mGuessing Game9mKeeping Track of Number of Guesses5mVariables in Functions11mPutting Arrays, Functions and Variables Together1mPainting Penguins14mIndexing Into an Array1mArray Indexing3mIndexing with Histogram11m

18 readings

Week 5 Learning Objectives10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 5.110mAlice Project Files for Lesson 5.110mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 5.210mAlice Project Files for Lesson 5.210mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 5.310mAlice Project Files for Lesson 5.310mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 5.410mAlice Project Files for Lesson 5.410mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise Part 110mPractice Exercise Part 210m

12 practice exercises

Practice Quiz 5.130mPractice Quiz 5.230mPractice Quiz 5.330mPractice Parson's 5.3APractice Quiz 5.430mPractice Parson's 5.4APractice Parson's 5.4BPractice Parson's 5.4C30mPractice Parson's 5.4D30mWk 5 Graded QuizGraded Parson's 5AGraded Parson's 5B

Week6

Week 6

6 hours to complete

Building Your Own Interactive Game

6 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 86 min), 13 readings, 7 quizzes

13 videos

Overview Week 63mObject Markers and Delay4mUsing Markers and Delay10mInteractivity: Mouse Clicks and Timers3mClick a Penguin4mClick 2 Penguins9mClick 9 Penguins13mReview Algorithms Theory3mScorers3mClick a Penguin Arcade with Scorer9mTimers3mClick a Penguin Arcade Game with Scorer and Timer9mMaking Alice Cookies6m

13 readings

Week 6 Learning Objectives10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 6.110mAlice Project Files for Lesson 6.110mReading and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 6.210mAlice Project Files for Lesson 6.210mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 6.310mAlice Project Files for Lesson 6.310mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10m

7 practice exercises

Practice Quiz 6.130mPractice Parson's 6.1APractice Quiz 6.230mPractice Quiz 6.330mPractice Parson's 6.3APractice Parson's 6.3B30mWk 6 Graded Quiz

Week7

Week 7

5 hours to complete

Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: Detecting Collisions

5 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 90 min), 13 readings, 5 quizzes

14 videos

Overview of Week 72mCollision and Key Pressed Events3mCollision Detection Game2mCollision Detection Demonstration17mCatching the Bunnies within 30 Seconds3mColliding with the Bunnies in time Demonstration10mRandomly Coloring Bunnies3mColliding with Red, White and Blue Bunnies Demonstration8mThe SceneActivationListener Event2mColliding with Bunnies while Avoiding Obstacles1mColliding with Bunnies and Avoiding Obstacles Demonstration6mAdding Multiple Levels to a Game3mPreparing to Modify the Collision Game1mMultilevel Collide with Bunnies Demonstration22m

13 readings

Week 7 Learning Objectives10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 7.110mAlice Project Files for Lesson 7.110mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 7.210mAlice Project Files for Lesson 7.210mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 7.310mAlice Project Files for Lesson 7.310mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10m

5 practice exercises

Practice Quiz 7.130mPractice Quiz 7.230mPractice Quiz 7.330mPractice Parson's 7.3AWk 7 Graded Quiz

Week8

Week 8

6 hours to complete

Building Your Own Adventure Game

6 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 133 min), 14 readings, 10 quizzes

12 videos

Overview of Week 83mScene Changing4mScene Changing Demonstration39mA Memory Game7mMemory Game Demonstration21mLogic Game3mLogic Game Demonstration19mMatching Game5mMatching Game Demonstration16mPutting it Together3mPlaying the Game Demonstration2mWhere To Go From Here5m

14 readings

Week 8 Learning Objectives10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 8.110mAlice Project Files for Lesson 8.110mReview and Tips10mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 8.210mAlice Project Files for Lesson 8.210mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 8.310mAlice Project Files for Lesson 8.310mPractice Exercise10mLearning Objectives for Lesson 8.410mAlice Project Files for Lesson 8.410mPractice Exercise10m

10 practice exercises

Practice Quiz 8.130mPractice Parson's 8.1APractice Quiz 8.2Practice Parson's 8.2APractice Parson's 8.2B30mPractice Quiz 8.3Practice Parson's 8.3APractice Quiz 8.430mPractice Parson's 8.4AWk 8 Graded Quiz

Reviews

4.2

13 reviews

5 stars
60%
4 stars
22.85%
3 stars
5.71%
1 star
11.42%

TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING AND ANIMATION WITH ALICE

by AJNov 29, 2021

It was a fun, challenging course, and I would definitly do it again!

by BBJun 2, 2022

Very detailed explation of every feature in Alice. I personally enjoyed learning this course. Thank you !!

by SLMay 12, 2021

The teachers are great ...explain each and every minute detail properly ......#mustdothiscourse

by SCJun 13, 2020

The course was really fun. I learned something that I didn't know before. Learning it was really easy, thanks to the incredible trainers.

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