☕ My First Java Game â€ĸ Episode 4 of 7 â€ĸ See All Episodes
🎮 Episode 4 â€ĸ Improver â€ĸ Two-Player + AI

The Original!
Pong Classic

Recreate the 1972 legend: two paddles, one ball, first to 7. Then teach the right paddle to play by itself, your first game AI, plus proper game states (menu, playing, game over).

🎮 Ages 11+ 🎮 ~1.5 Hours ☕ Java ✓ Free
? Two paddles ? Simple AI ? Serve & rally ? Score to win ? Game states ? Balancing
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Build it in our Java Studio too: lay out your game, add real Java methods and export a runnable Swing project in the browser, with no install. Open the Java Mod Studio →
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How to run: Write Java code in each step. The canvas on the right shows what your code does - a live preview that maps Java concepts to a visual game.
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Lumo says: every step adds one feature to the same game. Type a little, click Apply to Canvas, and test it straight away. There is no wrong answer you can't undo.
Starter reference project: want to compare against a finished version or recover from a mistake? Download the complete code for every step: java-pong-workshop-reference.zip.

Build Java Pong Step by Step

Each step adds a feature. Write the code, watch it come alive in the canvas.

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Two white paddles on a black court with a dashed centre line
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Two paddles, an AI opponent and real game states, Pong looks simple but you just used every core game-dev pattern. Next: the three-part RPG Quest finale!
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