Learning Concurrency Concepts while Playing Games

Cornelia P. Inggs; Taun Gadd; Justin Giffard

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Learning Concurrency Concepts while Playing Games

Topics: e-Learning Hardware and Software; Game-Based and Simulation-Based Learning

In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: SGoCSL, 597-602, 2017 , Porto, Portugal

Authors: Cornelia P. Inggs ; Taun Gadd and Justin Giffard

Affiliation: Stellenbosch Univ., South Africa

Keyword(s): Concurrency, Game, Learning, Programming.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Computer-Supported Education ; e-Learning ; e-Learning Hardware and Software ; Game-Based and Simulation-Based Learning ; Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment

Abstract: We think that people will find it easier to learn concurrency concepts if they can play a game that challenges the player to solve puzzles using the same techniques required by a programmer to develop concurrent programs. This article presents two such games in which multiple threads of control are represented by multiple avatars that can perform actions concurrently in a game environment. The player controls the avatars by specifying a sequence of actions for each avatar to execute using a block-based visual syntax, independent of programming language. The avatars execute their actions in the game environment, showing the effect of every action.

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Inggs, C.; Gadd, T. and Giffard, J. (2017). Learning Concurrency Concepts while Playing Games. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: SGoCSL; ISBN 978-989-758-239-4; ISSN 2184-5026, SciTePress, pages 597-602. DOI: 10.5220/0006374705970602

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