PONG: Godzilla or Mothra Triumphant in Philly?

Even video game nay-sayers get excited about PONG writ large: the entire side of a skyscraper in Philadelphia will serve as the screen for a PONG tournament in celebration of Philly Tech Week. The 410-foot Cira Centre, which has LEDs embedded all over its glass surface, provided inspiration to Drexel University Gaming Professor Dr. Frank Lee’s vision of a giant game of Tetris there several years ago. After persistence, perseverence, creativity, and collaboration, Dr. Lee’s dream of a giant video game comes to pass as one of the third annual Philly Tech Week events.

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