Philly Skyscraper Hosts ... Giant Game of Pong

Science stunt helps kick off Tech Week
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 20, 2013 1:09 PM CDT

Drexel University's Frank Lee explains the concept in this video from earlier in April.
(YouTube)

If anyone in downtown Philadelphia last night was wondering about that strangely familiar pattern of lights on the Cira Center, the AP has the answer: They were epic games of the classic Atari game Pong. The games played out via LED lights on the facade of the 29-story skyscraper, with players controlling the action from across the Schuylkill River. The stunt, to kick off the city's Tech Week, is the brainchild of Drexel game-design professor Frank Lee. Another set of games takes place Wednesday. (More strange stuff stories.)

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