Introduction to Parallelism: Doing Multiple Things at Once
Students will explore the concept of parallelism by making different parts of a program run at the same time, such as multiple sprites moving independently in a game.
Key Questions
- What does it mean for a computer to do things 'in parallel'?
- How can making things happen at the same time make a program more dynamic?
- Design a simple animation where two characters move independently.
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
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