A Big Game of Pong in Philly

The classic Atari video game is about to come to life on the facade of a 29-story skyscraper. Hundreds of built-in LED lights at the Cira Centre will replicate the familiar paddles and ball.  It might be the largest video game screen of all-time.

The effort is the brainchild of Drexel University professor Frank Lee, who co-directs the school's game design program.

Pong will be played April 19 and 24, to bookend an event called Philly Tech Week.

The black-and-white arcade game introduced in 1972 had no graphics, just geometric shapes. Players controlled digital paddles and tried to hit the ball so their opponents could not return it.

In Philadelphia, gamers will control their paddles from afar, standing across the Schuylkill River from the building.