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• More PONG metaphors

  I never cease to be amazed by the continued relevance PONG has to every aspect of my life. Photo Credits: 9 0 0 0 from Flickr . Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:44 AM by robrohr | 0 Comments Filed under: pong

• Beep. Boop. Cue Pathos.

  Finally! Tom the Dancing Bug (Edited by Ruben Bolling) has realized the true drama that is encapsulated in every PONG battle. Read More... Posted Monday, April 09, 2007 1:42 PM by robrohr | 0 Comments Filed under: pong, silly

• Wear your addiction on your sleeve...

  In a previous post, I mentioned a shirt with a built in graphic sonic frequency analyzer . I was morose because it wasn't machine washable. Too much work was necessary in keeping that garment in a presentable and working state. Now I am tormented by a Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 11:02 PM by robrohr | 0 Comments Filed under: pong, gear, fun, toys, geek cred

• Massively Multiplayer Pong

  I know the Pong category has suffered from long-standing neglect, but I've found a site that moves pong to the next level. Massively Multiplayer Pong . You and a bunch of your worldly neighbors join up at this site, and are randomly assigned to one side Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 28, 2006 2:20 PM by robrohr | 0 Comments Filed under: pong, fun

• Pong Redux again...

  Another in my long line of pong based obsession: The chaos computer club has come up with a delightful use of cell phones and light switches. They've created a computer controller that can control all the lights in an eight story building in Berlin. This Read More... Posted Monday, February 07, 2005 10:04 PM by robrohr | 0 Comments Filed under: pong, fun

• Pong Redux

  I've posted tangentially about pong before. Now /. (slashDot) has an article (artikal?) about some germans who have made an electromechanical version of the venerable game . No transistors, no cathode ray tubes; just relays, motors, strings, rails, and Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 22, 2004 4:59 PM by robrohr | 0 Comments Filed under: pong, gear, fun

• It was better than 'Cats.' I'd see it again...

  I was doing serious research into interface design, when I came across a satirical takeoff on the current trend to make movies out of video games. The natural question is "Where will this all lead?" Hopefully you will enjoy these as much as I did. My Read More... Posted Friday, July 27, 2001 7:34 PM by robrohr | 0 Comments Filed under: pong