alice-teacher Alice 3.9 Updates

[Barnum, William]

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
>
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