Browser Pong is a traditional Pong game played not in a browser window, but with browser windows.
The typical browsing experience is conducted through a single application window. This is indeed a useful, practical thing. Browser Pong instead exists between a collection of windows. During play the negative space between windows is transformed into a playing field?the abstracted tennis court of Pong. The idea of thinking inside or outside some "box" is of course a dead and beaten horse. Browser Pong attempts to think with the boxes. The audio content was created by sound artist and musician Dominic Matar of Nine Cats Music specifically for this piece.
I love the idea of thinking 'inside the box' as the idea of thinking outside it is overused and contrived. This program, although fun, has the potential for many uses within other websites and applications. The thinking behind it is very clever and the technology matches this. It takes design as I know it to another level. Not just onto screen, it is a step above which means you can interact with it's content which grabs your attention.
The work is done by Stewdio and is well worth a look. http://stewdio.org
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