Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xxi
About the Authors xxiii
Part I: Introduction to Alice 1
1 Getting Started with Alice 3
1-1 Introduction to Alice 3
1-2 Alice Concepts 8
Tips & Techniques 1: Special Effects: Text and 2D Graphic Images 15
Summary 18
Exercises 19
2 Program Design and Implementation 22
2-1 Scenarios and Storyboards 22
2-2 A First Program 29
Tips & Techniques 2: Orientation and Movement Instructions 43
Summary 57
Exercises 59
3 Programming: Putting Together the Pieces 62
3-1 Built-in Functions and Expressions 63
3-2 Simple Control Structures 68
Tips & Techniques 3: Camera and Animation Controls 76
Summary 81
Exercises 83
Part II: Object-Oriented and Event-Driven Programming
Concepts 87
4 Classes, Objects, Methods and Parameters 89
4-1 World-Level Methods 91
4-2 Parameters 100
4-3 Object-Level Methods and Inheritance 110
Tips & Techniques 4: Visible and Invisible Objects 121
Summary 127
Exercises and Projects 129
5 Interaction: Events and Event Handling 140
5-1 Interactive Programming 140
5-2 Parameters and Event Handling Methods 147
Tips & Techniques 5: Creating Your Own People Models 156
Summary 158
Exercises and Projects 159
Part III: Using Functions and Control Statements 171
6 Functions and If/Else 173
6-1 Functions 173
6-2 Execution Control with If/Else and Boolean Functions 180
Tips & Techniques 6: Random Numbers and Random Motion 196
Summary 199
Exercises and Projects 201
7 Repetition: Definite and Conditional Loops 213
7-1 Loops 213
7-2 While—a Conditional Loop 219
Tips & Techniques 7: Events and Repetition 225
Summary 228
Exercises and Projects 229
8 Repetition: Recursion 239
8-1 Introduction to Recursion 239
8-2 Another Flavor of Recursion 244
Tips & Techniques 8: Engineering Look and Feel 254
Summary 257
Exercises and Projects 258
Part IV: Advanced Topics 265
9 Lists and List Processing 267
9-1 Lists 267
9-2 List Search 273
Tips & Techniques 9: Groups 277
Summary 279
Exercises and Projects 280
10 Variables and Revisiting Inheritance 289
10-1 Variables 289
10-2 An Array Visualization Using an Index Variable 300
Tips & Techniques 10: Debugging with Watch and Text Output 308
Summary 312
Exercises and Projects 313
11 What’s Next? 322
11-1 Transition to Java 322
11-2 Alice 3 327
Tips & Techniques 11: Poses 328
Appendix A: Using Alice 331
Part 1: Running Virtual Worlds in Alice 331
Part 2: Using Popup Menus to Create an Initial Scene 345
Appendix B: Managing the Alice Interface 350
Index 363
