alice-teacher position question

[Tom Stokke]

I'd drop a dummy at the original location(s) for each character. Moving the objects to the dummy returns them to where they started. This could be done instantly (0 seconds)  or sometimes my students like to have fun and move it in a couple of seconds and then have it still around in place one or twice.

I REALLY stress dropping a dummy for the original camera location as one of the first things my students do with a new world. It seems sooner or later they always want the camera back at the original location, at it's hard (impossible) to get it just right without a dummy object.

Dropping multiple dummies is also a good opportunity to stress the importance of good naming habits. You really need to know which one to want to move to.

Hope this helps.

Tom


Tom Stokke
Assistant Professor
Computer Science Department
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58201
701-777-3337
tstokke at cs.und.edu


From: alice-teachers-bounces+tstokke=cs.und.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu [mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+tstokke=cs.und.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of Ella Glazer
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 8:28 AM
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Subject: alice-teacher position question

Is there a way to have a character(s) return to an original position?  For example, if 2 characters are racing, can we return to the start to do it over?  I know I can use multiple methods but is there a way within one method to do this?

Thanks

Ella Glazer
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