quote:Original post by Digicube From what I''m learning in my OS course, the purpose of having multi-threading/multi-processing is to minimize CPU idle time, or, in other words, maximum CPU time.
But it is also to allow a sequential programming model rather than a polling one, allowing for greater modularity and therefore an improvement in potential software quality.
One specific use of threads could be to load data that should be used later with otherwise unused processor cycles. I''ve heard that Diablo II used that to get smooth transition between maps.
Threading in games used for real-time stuff I don''t belive in (But that''s IMHO), because in games you generally want to get every frame in perfect sync. E.g. if you''re using on thread for physics and one for ai, that means that physics can at some point lag behind and the ai get faulty data..
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