1. Alice Tips and Techniques

2. Tips and Techniques I suggest you read the tips and techniques sections at the ends of the chapters. Tells you how to do things in Alice that I don’t have time to cover in class. Tells you how to do things in Alice that I don’t have time to cover in class. Makes your animations easier and more interesting Makes your animations easier and more interesting

3. Tips and Techniques Chapter 1: 3D Text – Adding text (not speech) to your Alice worlds 3D Text – Adding text (not speech) to your Alice worlds Graphic images – How to import images (gif or jpg) to add a 2D “billboard” Graphic images – How to import images (gif or jpg) to add a 2D “billboard” Chapter 2: Orientation and movement Orientation and movement move, turn, roll orient to – Have 2 objects face the same direction so they will move in the same direction vehicle – Have an object stick to another object duration, style and asSeenBy – control how objects move turn to face and point at

4. Tips and Techniques Chapter 3: Camera and Animation Controls Camera and Animation Controls Setting the point of view Moving the camera around a scene and setting locations for the camera Moving the camera around a scene and setting locations for the camera Controlling the runtime speed Controlling the runtime speed Chapter 4: Visible and Invisible objects Visible and Invisible objects opacity (how hard something is to see through) isShowing: Turn an object on or off