Alice 2 System Requirements - TheAliceProject/alice2 GitHub Wiki
Hardware Recommendations
Desktop or laptop computers, however many netbook models are designed to work well with 2D graphics but are not up to snuff when trying to deliver 3D graphics animation. We suggest trying Alice on the netbook that will be used with Alice before purchase.
1 GB RAM (2 GB or more is recommended, but not required)
VGA graphics card capable of high (32 bit) color and at least 1024×768 resolution (3D video card gives faster performance, but is not required) Sound card
Two- or three-button mouse. The touchpad on a laptop may be used. Please note, however, that arranging 3D objects in a virtual world is easier with a mouse than with a touchpad.
Alice on Chromebooks, Tablets, and Smartphones
Unfortunately Alice will not run on these devices and is not available in the different app stores as it is strictly a desktop application at this time. We are actively working on this but it is a major development and we have no time frame for when we will be releasing this.
We have had reports of people installing Linux on a Chromebook and then being able to run Alice (http://lifehacker.com/how-to-install-linux-on-a-chromebook-and-unlock-its-ful-509039343). If you want to go down this path, there are linux versions of both Alice 2 and Alice 3, but this is an implementation we have not yet tested ourselves.
Windows
Windows (Windows XP, Vista 32-bit, Vista 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit, Windows 8 64-bit (thanks pcwiz84 for Win8 info), Windows 10)
NOTE: The Intel Integrated chipset that is found on many notebook, netbook, and other machines has trouble trying to run Alice. Some higher-end Vista machines have also had difficulties. Decreasing hardware acceleration or decreasing color resolution (from 32 bit to 16 bit) has sometimes been helpful. See also the note below on updating video drivers.
Mac
Mac OS X 10.6 and later
Linux
Ubuntu, Red Hat
Alice needs 250MB of free space
Please have opengl drivers and a Java Runtime Environment.
Video Requirements
A frequent cause of problems encountered when attempting to run Alice are out-of-date video drivers. This is recognizable when a red-screen occurs in the scene view or the run-time window when the Run button is clicked. It may also represent as striations on the render screen. We recommend updating your graphics card drivers as a possible solution.