Plasma Pong is a brilliant clone, created by Steve Taylor, a student at George Mason University who is apparently a fan of game design AND physics. Taylor’s take on Pong combines realtime fluid dynamics simulations with the traditional game structure of Pong, which we’re all familiar with. Gameplay is very similar to Pong, however, some new mechanics have been introduced to spice things up a bit. Players are able to inject plasma fluid into the environment, which creates a vacuum originating at your paddle, sending shockwaves into the playing area manipulating the ball. Plasma Pong is a a modernization of Pong, which brings cutting-edge physics simulations onto your desktop for free. Definitely worth a download, especially if online multiplayer ever gets implemented (offline multiplayer is in as of May 2006).

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