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Hi-Tech 'Sportpong' Is Like Soccer, With Fewer Injuries, More Geekiness

by Thomas Houston on August 24, 2009 at 04:21 PM

Sportpong imageIf you thought gaming on the iPhone was the ultimate in next-generation time-wasting, think again. Gaming has come back to the real world with 'Sportpong.' Billed as an "interactive physical computer game," the game responds to your movements as you play on a 'field' projected on the floor. Two teams face off in the rectangle and kick (with the aid of a foot-mounted reflector) a projected ball back and forth. As you would with 'Pong,' you score if you can get the ball past your opponent; the first to 10 points wins. There's no word on what type of computer system is running this interactive game, but you can check out a video of gameplay after the break.

The only downside to this futuro-game? There's no quick minimizing when your boss comes by. [From: SportPong via ubergizmo]

Tags: fun, games, pong, sportpong, sports, top

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