Alice @ JavaOne

The Alice development team is coming to JavaOne 2009!  Look for them at the Change (Y)our World Playground. In addition they will be at the following events:

• Lightning talks at CommunityOne
  Monday, June 1st
  
• Community Corner Podcast - Alice Team Roundtable
  Tuesday, June 2nd at 5:00PM
  Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Created at Carnegie Mellon University, Alice is a freely available teaching tool designed to be a student's first exposure to object-oriented programming. Alice 3, currently under development, enables a transition from Alice to Java, allowing students to "open the hood" and work with the Java code for 3D animation programs.
  
• BOF-4982
  Alice 3: Introducing Java™ Technology-Based Programming with 3-D Graphics
  Tuesday, June 2rd at 9:30 PM - 10:20 PM
  This session introduces Alice 3 to attendees who want to know more about this innovative tool for introducing students to programming and to those who are interested in using Alice 3 as part of their outreach efforts. The discussion leaders, members of the Alice team, introduce Alice 3, with a special focus on its ability to transition students to Java™ technology-based programming. The session provides an arena for learning about Alice 3 and asking questions of the Alice team. Those who are new to Alice or thinking about using it get an opportunity to learn more about this tool and how it may be useful in outreach and instructional settings.
  
  The session is intended for anyone interested in exploring innovative technologies for introducing students to programming and computer science.
  
  The session's goals are to
  
  • Introduce Alice 3 to the JavaOne^SM community
  • Enable the JavaOne community to meet and interact with the Alice team in a friendly, informal setting
  • Provide an opportunity for the Alice team to share exemplary techniques
  • Discuss issues and concerns encountered in the use of Alice in various environments and educational contexts
  • Provide an opportunity for those new to Alice or thinking about using it to ask questions as they determine how it may be most useful in their particular situation
• More details to come...
  

Posted at 10:55AM May 11, 2009 by Jessica in Alice  |  Comments[0]