Hey everyone,
During my week-long internship at Nothing, I had the chance to design and create a Glyph Toy.
I ended up building Pong for the Glyph Matrix - a reimagining of the classic retro game that plays entirely on the 25×25 LED grid on the back of the phone.
Features
Smooth paddle control using the phone’s motion sensors, mapping to the sides of the matrix
A bot opponent that gets harder as you play
High score tracking + a competitive leaderboard
Haptic and sound feedback for extra immersion
Why Pong?
When I first saw the Glyph Matrix, I thought it would be amazing to bring a timeless game to it. After a lot of experimenting, I managed to get a working game that I’m really proud of.
The Nothing team gave me some great feedbck too, which made the week even more rewarding.
You can try it out by downloading the apk from the releases section of the repo, installing it on the phone and enabling it in the settings. It is also available on the Playground:
https://playground.nothing.tech/detail/toy/bptqXndTIvQPXqPm
https://github.com/ThomasJPrice/glyph-matrix-pong
Would love to hear what you think if anyone has played it or is planning to!
