Lecture 15

Lecture 15: Threads and Animation
Date: Monday, April 19, 2021

Agenda

Announcements
- Lab 7: Recursive Graphics and Graphics Objects (in Canvas and GitHub) due as usual 24 hours before your lab this week
- Problem Set 4 now on the late clock
- Problem Set 5 information
- Final Project information
- Exam 2 information
  - will take place the middle of next week
  - still awaiting over 1/3 of the responses for time availability
  - this one's 20% of the course grade
  - topics will be up to Problem Set 5, Lecture 14 (except animation and threads), and Lab 7
  - expect a similar format as Exam 1
  - more information to come
More on the falling ball animation
Quick in-class exercise (3 points)
You were sent a link to accept a repository that has a modified version of the Falling Ball Demo example. Your task, which we will work toward together, is to modify the program so the ball accelerates due to gravity.
Displaying images
Threads to create additional objects
Additional in-class exercise (5 points)
Let's make the SnowScene example have a shifting wind.

You will be sent a link to accept a repository that has a modified version of the SnowScene example. Your task, which we will work toward together, is to modify the program so the snowflakes all change x velocities due to a shifting wind.

Examples