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In case anyone is interested, it turns out that the computers I am using have an older Core i5 CPU (maybe about 8 years old) with integrated graphics, and Intel does not have a graphics driver for Windows 10 for that CPU. My solution is to abandon our classroom
(the one with instruction incorporated into the design) and go to a different classroom that has newer Intel processors whose graphics are compatible with Windows 10. The other classrooms are not ideal for instructional purposes, but at least the software
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<div class="">On Jan 13, 2020, at 1:14 PM, Don Slater <<a href="mailto:don@alice.org" class="">don@alice.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="">I have found the following regarding your question. If any members of the community have any insights, we would appreciate any and all thoughts you may have:</div>
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000036462/graphics-drivers/graphics-for-5th-generation-intel-processors.html" class="">https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000036462/graphics-drivers/graphics-for-5th-generation-intel-processors.html</a></div>
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<div class="">I am sorry that I do not have a magic bullet for you, at this time.</div>
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<div class="">On Jan 13, 2020, at 1:11 PM, Vanderhyde, James <<a href="mailto:vanderhyde@sxu.edu" class="">vanderhyde@sxu.edu</a>> wrote:</div>
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So I tried to use Alice 3 in class today for the first time, in the same lab with the same computers I have been using Alice 2 for years. They have embedded Intel graphics chips. Alice 3 is very sluggish. You have to wait half a second for the camera control
to light up when hovering over it. Clicking in the scene does not always sleet objects. Sometimes the whole scene does not update until you do something else. The “Help with Graphics Problems” features also reports that clicking in the scene is working sub
optimally. The drivers are all up to date.
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<div class="">Where are the graphics options on Alice 3 so that performance is better? These machines are not new, but they’re not that old, either. They should be able to handle an application like this. They run Unity with no problem, for example. What can
I do to make Alice 3 usable? It’s going to take forever for the students to accomplish anything in this class. Is there anything we can do to improve responsiveness of the application?</div>
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