Events and Actions: Interactive Games · Algorithms & Programming

Event Listeners in Code

Programming scripts that 'wait' for a specific trigger before executing a command.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does an 'if-then' statement help a game respond to a player?
  2. 2What is the difference between a sequence that runs once and a loop that waits for an event?
  3. 3How can we use multiple events to make a character jump and run at the same time?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Computing - ProgrammingKS2: Computing - Algorithms
Year: Year 3
Subject: Computing
Unit: Events and Actions: Interactive Games
Period: Algorithms & Programming

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