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Pong Project: constructing the physical version of the video game Pong

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44 years ago, the Atari released Pong, one of the first video games. The Pong is now considered a classic game, and has transferred to infinite consoles and platforms.

The Daniel Perdomo had the idea to build a tabletop version of the game, with all the items in physical form. Thus began the Pong Project, trying to transfer the game to a large table, with the rectangular bars, the square ball and the score moving with mechanical and electronic media. Using heads printers, controls from hard disk motor and powerful neodymium magnets, managed to achieve an impressive result.

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