Megan Cruz created a 3-minute animated short film for her course project using Alice 3.2 and other software. She was motivated by her love of animation and wanted to explore 3D animation while discovering her interests. However, she faced challenges including time constraints, developing a story idea, paying attention to detail, and working within her software's difficulty level. While she aimed to create a 5-minute heartwarming film for children ages 12 and up, she encountered difficulties merging worlds and importing models that resulted in a product probably not fully suitable for her target audience.