On Dec 5, 2007 9:59 AM, Ian Mallett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/4/07, Greg Ewing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's true. Probably not something you need to take into > > account in a Pong game, but if you're simulating space > > flight or something like that, you certainly do! > I always wondered how the ball in Pong could bounce indefinitely, and > not accelerate when traveling downwards. >
Well pong is viewed from above, so downward acceleration makes no sense. (ping pong) As for bouncing indefinitely, pong takes place in a magical universe where no energy is ever lost :) It's funny how you don't ever have to worry about going over the net. Why they didn't just name it hock (air hockey) we'll never know.