Plasma Pong! Fluidly dynamic!
p2pnet.net news:- PLASMA PONG is a variation of PONG that utilizes real-time fluid dynamics to drive the game.
WHOA!
“Players have several new abilities that add fun twists to the classic game,” says its creator, Steve Taylor. “In the game you can inject plasma fluid into the environment, create a vacuum from your paddle, and blast shockwaves into the playing area. All these abilities have fluid-based kinetic effects on the ball …”
It, “takes some serious math to make something this trippy,” says a Washington Post article on the game, adding it’s, “sort of like playing Ping-Pong while floating in melted lollipops,” thanks to more than a year of, “wrestling through algorithms, fluid dynamics and computer coding”.
Say no more ;p
Downloads:
Windows XP/Vista: Setup.exe (7.4 MB)
Mac OS X 10.4+ (Intel x86 only): PlasmaPongX13_x86.dmg (8.0 MB)
Mac OS X 10.4+ (Power PC only): PlasmaPongX13_PPC.dmg (7.9 MB)
We’re waiting to hear if and when Taylor plans to develop a Linux version.
Also See:
Washington Post – GMU Student’s ‘Pong’ Makeover Is, Like, Wild, June 19, 2007
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