Engineers developed a ping-pong-playing robot that quickly estimates the speed and trajectory of an incoming ball and precisely hits it to a desired location on the table. MIT engineers are getting in ...
When writer Lisa Lucas visited Phoenix, Arizona, she learned about the table tennis player Thelma Thall, who won two world championships in the 1950s. Thall competed in a male-dominated world shaped ...
They introduce a new “game” called Sting Pong - basically taking turns getting hit with ping-pong balls. But it’s not really a game… it’s a setup, and the prank is already in motion. After the chaos, ...
Under tennis's rules, the winner of a match is the player who wins the greater number of sets. In the majority of cases, that is also the player who wins the most games, too—but not always. Ahead of ...
Tutorials might well be the bane of the video game industry's existence. Teaching a player how to do something is surprisingly difficult to do. Even if a developer crafts an educational and ...
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. This feature is revolutionary for GTA Online, and also likely gives us a glimpse into what Rockstar Games has planned for Grand Theft Auto 6. But what ...
One day, Marty Supreme star Timothée Chalamet can be found in São Paulo, breaking out in full dance to Soulja Boy’s “Crank Dat (Soulja Boy).” Another day, he’s visiting current WWE Champion Cody ...
The sound of clinking glasses pierced over the din at Lucky Danger in D.C.’s Chinatown. Past the tables filled with diners and happy hour patrons on a Wednesday night, toward the back and beyond ...
Every industry has its defining moment, one spark that ignites an entire cultural movement. In gaming, that spark wasn’t a blockbuster console launch or a cinematic open-world epic, but something far ...
Like the idea, but wish the price was under $100? Then check out the 3-in-1 Multi Game Table, as it's discounted to $89 (was $250). It's not quite as jampacked with games, but you'll still get access ...
“Ping-Pong,” by Palestinian writer-director Saleh Saadi, competed in the development category of this year’s Cairo Film Connection, and won the I Sound Award, worth $20,000 in sound services, a ...