From melanielam at cmu.edu  Sun Jun  9 13:58:45 2024
From: melanielam at cmu.edu (Melanie Lam)
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2024 10:58:45 -0700
Subject: alice-teacher Alice 3.9 Updates
Message-ID: <CAAuKJEFQJwL5uuUxBGWL7M-03+-qRskj2vYSjZtx2v3WnivBuw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Alice educators,

Please let your IT departments know there is an update for Alice 3. Or
perhaps you are the teacher and IT department all rolled in one. In any
case, we wanted to get this release out before the new school year.

The prices for some VR headsets have come down as new fangled ones are
released. Hopefully, this means VR hardware is a little more accessible to
your programs.

We have also piloted a streaming (browser) version of Alice 3 using a
service called Cameyo. Cameyo was recently acquired by Google. If you are
interested in trying it out, please reach out to me.  This is an option
that works well with 1:1 Chromebook programs. However, the downside is the
cost of hosting and serving, something that your districts may have to work
out in terms of budget.

As some of you may have discovered, the Alice.org website has been
experiencing technical difficulties.  We are working to resolve it but in
the meantime, I have tried to streamline the process for downloading new
updates. You can find everything directly on our Github Page:

All Alice 3.9 builds:
https://github.com/TheAliceProject/alice3/releases/tag/3.9.0.0

Alice News:
https://www.alice.org/vr-ready-are-you-alice-3-9-update/

I hope you all have a rejuvenating summer!

Melanie

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*Melanie Lam* | Director | The Alice Project
*Entertainment Technology Center | Carnegie Mellon University*
| 415 608 4033 | melanielam at cmu.edu
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From wbarnum at elmhurst205.org  Sun Jun 30 15:16:18 2024
From: wbarnum at elmhurst205.org (Barnum, William)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:16:18 -0500
Subject: alice-teacher Alice 3.9 Updates
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Thanks for sharing the update, Melanie.

Is there an update for the standalone Unity player?

Bill

On Sun, Jun 9, 2024 at 1:02?PM Melanie Lam <melanielam at cmu.edu> wrote:

> Hi Alice educators,
>
> Please let your IT departments know there is an update for Alice 3. Or
> perhaps you are the teacher and IT department all rolled in one. In any
> case, we wanted to get this release out before the new school year.
>
> The prices for some VR headsets have come down as new fangled ones are
> released. Hopefully, this means VR hardware is a little more accessible to
> your programs.
>
> We have also piloted a streaming (browser) version of Alice 3 using a
> service called Cameyo. Cameyo was recently acquired by Google. If you are
> interested in trying it out, please reach out to me.  This is an option
> that works well with 1:1 Chromebook programs. However, the downside is the
> cost of hosting and serving, something that your districts may have to work
> out in terms of budget.
>
> As some of you may have discovered, the Alice.org website has been
> experiencing technical difficulties.  We are working to resolve it but in
> the meantime, I have tried to streamline the process for downloading new
> updates. You can find everything directly on our Github Page:
>
> All Alice 3.9 builds:
> https://github.com/TheAliceProject/alice3/releases/tag/3.9.0.0
>
> Alice News:
> https://www.alice.org/vr-ready-are-you-alice-3-9-update/
>
> I hope you all have a rejuvenating summer!
>
> Melanie
>
> --
> *Melanie Lam* | Director | The Alice Project
> *Entertainment Technology Center | Carnegie Mellon University*
> | 415 608 4033 | melanielam at cmu.edu
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