How do I make a person object walk?

[coynerm]

I assumed objects with legs would have a walk method but it appears they do not. Does that mean I will have to create a walk method that moves the different parts of the leg (upper, lower, foot) in sequence to create a walking affect?


Pls advise.

[lanceA]

For most objects in Alice you will have to code all movement. However if you only need a "person" object then look in the People folder and select either the HeBuilder or SheBuilder objects. Each of these objects have additional methods built into them to facilitate walking, etc.

[madden]

Its True:)

[chuck]

There are two ways that I can think of to program objects to walk:

-- one is to manipulate the object into poses for the different parts of walking, then move the character while cycling through the poses.

-- the second is to create code to move the subparts of the object in question, such as a person object's legs.

Attached is a world with a primitive routine to make a squad of soldiers march, using the code-based method. Alice 3 characters should have better higher-level behaviors, like walking.