pong
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Playing Pong While Climbing A Wall Looks Like A Lot Of Stupid Fun
Video: Every weekend should involve a quick game of wall climbing Pong. That is, a game of Pong that is projected onto a rock climbing wall that tracks your body parts as paddles so that the ball reacts appropriately to each hit. It looks fun because you’re actively manoeuvring your body around to smack that…
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Crane Controllers Are The Most Overkill Way To Play Pong
Ever looked at the wireless remotes you use for shop cranes — boxy yellow things the size of shoe boxes, with industrial STOP buttons — and think they’d be perfect for controlling the world’s simplest video game? No, me neither.
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Pong Was Never Intended For Public Release
Today I found out “Pong” was originally meant only as a training exercise for a new gaming developer at Atari, Allan Alcorn, and wasn’t intended to be released as a consumer product.
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$30 Glasses Let You Play Pong Using Your Eyes
Look, ma! No hands! A team of researchers in the UK have invented a pair of glasses that let the user control a game of Pong using nothing but their eyes. The best thing? They only cost $US30 thanks to off-the-shelf technology.