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Introduction to Programming and Animation with Alice (Coursera)

Offered by Duke University,

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.

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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.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Course Introduction

WEEK 2
Producing Animated 3D Movies: Alice Basic Instructions
Welcome to week one! This week, you will learn...

WEEK 3
Teaching Your Bunny to Hop: Procedures and Parameters

WEEK 4
If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again: Decisions & Repetition

WEEK 5
Variables, and Arrays, and Functions, Oh My!

WEEK 6
Building Your Own Interactive Game

WEEK 7
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: Detecting Collisions

WEEK 8
Building Your Own Adventure Game

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