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ALICE Symposium - June 2009
www.alice.org
Debra L. Smarkusky
Sharon A. Toman
Penn State University
Penn State University
Worthington Scranton
Worthington Scranton
Information Sciences and
Technology (IST) Department
Music Department
[email protected]
[email protected]
1,400
students
Average
class size: 23
45-acre
campus
62
full-time faculty
46
part-time faculty
Baccalaureate
and Associate Degrees
First
two years of a Penn State bachelor’s
degree in over 160 programs
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Question
Strongly
Agree or
Agree
Undecided
Strongly
Disagree or
Disagree
Alice allowed me to be creative
85%
9%
6%
Alice was easy to use
91%
6%
3%
Alice animations were fun to create
79%
9%
12%
I learned a lot about animation using
Alice
76%
12%
12%
Alice was more exciting when we
included music
73%
15%
12%
I was able to correlate my animations
with music
76%
15%
9%
I wish I knew how to create my own
original sounds
76%
12%
12%
I wish I knew how to compose my own
music for the animations
85%
6%
9%
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General
Education Guidelines
“aid students in developing intellectual
curiosity, strengthened ability to think, and a
deeper sense of aesthetic appreciation”
Motivation
Interdisciplinary course in music and animation
Active Learning exercises to aid in the retention
of knowledge
Excite students about using technology while
being creative
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Many are first-generation college students
No technology background
Mix of mathematical and problem solving abilities
Freshmen or sophomores with knowledge of music
and/or technology ranging from none to extensive
Majority had an interest in one or both disciplines
Decide on a potential career
Enforce what they already knew
Provide them with additional knowledge that they could
apply to another course or project
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Interface,
Camera
methods, control structures
controls and event-handling
Background
music
Music that will play for entire animation
Sound
effects
When using playSound method in a sequence or
other logical structure
When using playSound in a DoTogether tile
Using the duration parameter of playSound
method to adjust time of the sound effect
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Easy-to-use, fun and creative canvas
Express their creative ability and produce animations
quickly
Abstractions, drag-and-drop interface, and hidden
syntax
Opportunity to use programming constructs without
having to learn the intricacies of a programming
language
See and manipulate objects directly avoiding frustration
and confusion with learning a new programming
language
Engaged in their creations and eager to add additional
components and complexities to their worlds
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Sibelius
is a music notation program designed
to write and play music in a variety of styles
http://www.sibelius.com/home/index_flash.html
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Sibelius
allows students to explore digital
music through the use of technology
Sibelius
uses:
A basic point-and-click format for the insertion of
musical notes
Editing tools for the management of notes,
graphics, and texts
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The
musical sound file created by Sibelius
can be easily converted to a WAV or MP3 file
by using any sound converter tool such as
Switch
http://www.nch.com.au/switch/
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The
process of learning musical concepts is
very similar to that of learning animation
concepts
Students
are introduced to the theoretical
and fundamental terms
And
then required to apply what they have
learned
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Basic concepts of music theory are introduced:
Pitch
Rhythm
Time signatures
Major/minor scales
Major/minor key signature
Intervals
Chords
Proper set-up of a musical score
Music terminology
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Students
work to problem-solve musical
concepts through active-learning exercises
created in Sibelius
Students
complete “Musical Math” problems to
learn the basic rhythmic values in music
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Music Requirements
Required to re-create note-for-note, concept-for-concept a musical score
in Sibelius that is the same as shown on a piece of sheet music they have
been given
Additional instruments into the final score
Guitar line
Bass line
Drum line
Animation Requirements
Select a theme with three scenes (beginning, middle and end)
At least 5 different types of logical control structures
Event-handlers for at least 5 different objects and/or key strokes
Utilize the camera controls
Students must integrate their complete musical score into the Alice
World using the proper methods and coding procedures
A student’s grade for this project is based on their completed musical
composition, the technical components of the animation, and their
creativity in selecting a theme, adding additional objects,
animations, and sounds.
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Sibelius
allows students instant feedback on
the quality of the musical score they are
composing
Students
realize that creating a musical score
in Sibelius is comparable to creating
animations in Alice
Both
follow development process which
includes analysis, design, implementation,
and testing phases
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“It is a different type of class that helps to teach you about the
different types of software. It also teaches you new skills.”
“It’s a new experience. Even if your major has nothing to do with
what you learn using Alice, it is fun and interesting.”
“I learned a ton and would describe it as a good time and a great
way to learn music and animation.”
“I have an increased interest in music theory after taking the class.”
“I believe that it can be a fun course and lets you be creative. Also,
Alice is not that hard to use. I also think that this class can help with
different majors offered on campus. Alice is also very different
from other Art courses. You are able to do more what you want and
it is an art course that lets you use computer programs and not
many art courses really do that.”
“Alice is very user friendly, easy to understand, and simple to fix an
error.”
“Alice is a great tool for teaching someone the basics of animation
and object oriented programming. I had a great time experimenting
in Alice and using it to strengthen the fundamentals of objects.”
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From Sibelius
to Alice
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Positive
feedback from the students and the
admissions staff
Average female enrollment of 25% in our course
each semester
Summer STEM Academy (ages 13-15) to teach
Sibelius and Alice with 50% female enrollment
Comparison
of 3-Dimensional musical
animations in Alice with 2-Dimension musical
animations in Flash
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