Pong and Other 2D Ball and Bat Games

Pong was one of the earliest sport computer games. It spawned other bat and ball games like breakout. There is a version of a bat and ball game made for a virtual reallity helmets where the player moves the bat by moving their head.

The tutorial covers the basics, it shows –

• how to set up physics properties and give the ball an initial velocity
• how to move the bats
• how to score
• how to reset the ball’s velocity

How could you develop the Pong game?

• make it easier to change the angle of the ball as it hits the bat
• add sound effects and music
• being able to alter the level of difficulty

There is plenty of scope for development and you could think about 2D and 3D versions of breakout.

Make a ‘Pong’ Game in Ten Minutes

Click here for file created in the tutorial – pongTut20a.blend