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title: "Intro"
date: 2019-05-23T11:03:45-07:00
weight: 5
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Everyone has played, or at least heard of, Pong. Right? Right...

![pong](/images/pong.png)

Pong was one of the first video games ever created and as such, it is extremely simple. We're introducing a lot of new concepts with Encompass and the MECS architecture, so I think it's a good choice to try re-implementing this game in Encompass as an example.

We'll be developing this with the Encompass/FNA starter pack. Go ahead and [set that up]({{< ref "case_study_fna" >}}) if you haven't already so you can follow along. And please do follow along - you can do it!

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I recommend following along with the tutorial by actually typing out the code rather than cut-and-pasting. You'll be able to follow the structure of what's happening much better. Think of it like taking notes.
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If at any point you become confused in the tutorial, feel free to ask questions in our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/ZYE88fK) or file an issue report on our [Gitea Issues page](https://gitea.moonside.games/MoonsideGames/encompass-cs-docs/issues). You can also take a look at the exact tutorial code in the [GitHub repo](https://github.com/encompass-ecs/encompass-pong-example).