Philly Tech Week and its tons of awesomely nerdy events are set to take over the town April 20-27.

But before the weeklong fest even begins, avid video gamers should take note and sign up for a chance to play Pong on the side of the massive Cira Centre in University City.

Those who want a shot at the controls must sign up here by tomorrow, Friday, April 12 at 5 p.m. Entering this free lottery offers up a chance to score one of around 100 spots to play in the tournament. Winners will be notified before Wednesday, April 17, and must must be available on both Friday April 19th and Wednesday April 24 from 8 to 10 p.m.

The game will be played from the vantage point of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s front steps on April 19 at 8 p.m., and will salute the start of Philly Tech Week, now in its third year. After the kick-off event, round two of Pong is set for April 24, 8 p.m.

Beyond snagging one of the coveted player spots, just viewing the giant game of Pong on the Cira Centre’s 83,360-square-foot, north-facing wall sounds pretty amazing.

All video gamers have probably craved a bigger screen on which to play, but Drexel University’s Dr. Frank Lee has taken that dream to an epic level with his creation of one of the largest video game screens in the world. With help from Technically Philly, Brandywine Realty Trust, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Knight Foundation and Drexel colleagues, Dr. Lee wrote the software to produce the gigantic game of Pong.

A professor in Drexel’s College of Engineering and co-founder of the Drexel Game Design Program, Lee and his colleagues Gaylord Holder, Marc Barrowclift and Dr. Santiago Ontanon, created a program that interfaces with the controls of Cira Centre’s 1,514 LED lights. Remarkably, only about a quarter of the LEDs will be used to create the game.

On April 19 and April 24, hundreds are expected watch the tournament live from the steps of the Museum of Art, all in the name of celebrating the city’s dynamic technology community. Anyone can come to watch the spectacle, but RSVP for the April 19 kickoff on Facebook here.

Philly Tech Week Presents Pong on the Cira Centre

When: April 19 and April 24, 8 p.m.

Where: Philadelphia Art Museum steps, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Cost: Free

More info: www.phillytechweek.com