Comments on: Learn animation and game concepts through Alice http://www.vtoreality.com/2008/learn-animation-and-game-concepts-through-alice/1938/ VTOR - Virtual TO Reality, featuring Second Life Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:31:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ^Lestat http://www.vtoreality.com/2008/learn-animation-and-game-concepts-through-alice/1938/comment-page-1/#comment-10959 ^Lestat Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:54:23 +0000 http://www.vtoreality.com/?p=1938#comment-10959 Funny, I stumbled across it today while checking out Dr Pausch's "last lecture". It does seem to be an entry level tool. I agree. I wish there were more tools out there like this to get one used to using OOP. Then I could understand objects, methods much better. "Playing" is a great way to learn ;-) Funny, I stumbled across it today while checking out Dr Pausch’s “last lecture”.

It does seem to be an entry level tool. I agree. I wish there were more tools out there like this to get one used to using OOP. Then I could understand objects, methods much better. “Playing” is a great way to learn ;-)

]]> By: Diana Allandale http://www.vtoreality.com/2008/learn-animation-and-game-concepts-through-alice/1938/comment-page-1/#comment-10954 Diana Allandale Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:52:18 +0000 http://www.vtoreality.com/?p=1938#comment-10954 I learned of Alice through Dr. Randy Pausch's work on Virtual Reality and spent the better part of an afternoon getting a penquin to move around a build I created. A lot of fun! I see this, however, as a learning tool for crafting virtual worlds, for the first-level user, rather than as an immersive experience for the second- (and third-) level users. If you're looking for a plug-n-play kind of experience, this isn't it. But if you want to learn the HOW's behind the creation? This is a great way to get your feet wet. Cool! I learned of Alice through Dr. Randy Pausch’s work on Virtual Reality and spent the better part of an afternoon getting a penquin to move around a build I created. A lot of fun!

I see this, however, as a learning tool for crafting virtual worlds, for the first-level user, rather than as an immersive experience for the second- (and third-) level users. If you’re looking for a plug-n-play kind of experience, this isn’t it. But if you want to learn the HOW’s behind the creation? This is a great way to get your feet wet.

Cool!

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