Remember Pong on the Cira Centre? To Help Philly’s Creative Economy Do More Civic Projects Like That, ‘Support Folks Who Have Big Ideas’

As I recently celebrated my 20th year at Drexel University, I’ve been thinking back on all the fond memories I’ve made collaborating with so many wonderful people throughout Philadelphia. So many of those memories include Chris Wink and the folks at Techincal.ly.

While I don’t recall exactly when or where I first met Chris, Technical.ly’s cofounder and CEO, I remember precisely what our first conversation was about.

You see, I had dreams of making a giant video game out of the LED lights of the then-recently opened Cira Centre office tower, ever since I’d laid eyes on its sparkling lights as I was driving on I-76. This was back in 2008 and I didn’t know a single person associated with the Cira Centre, so I began telling anyone and everyone I met about my idea for creating a game using its lights, on the outside chance I’d make the right connection.

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