Tetris

Gaming

The Heroes Of Arcade Insanity

6:20PM May 20, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

They might look like regular people, but their gaming skills are anything but. They’re superplayers. They take gaming as far as it can physically go. More »


Gaming

The Nintendo 3DS Is The Anti-Game Boy

1:00AM January 26, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Inexpensive, low-tech and sporting an impressive battery life, the Nintendo Game Boy was released in 1989. Next month, Nintendo is releasing the 3DS. It’s everything the Game Boy wasn’t. It is the Anti-Game Boy. More »


Tetris "L" Piece Screws Architect

12:20PM December 4, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

As far as real life Tetris photos go, this is certainly one of the best. And after waiting in vain for that straight block on so many occasions, it’s one I totally identify with. [Reddit] More »


Science

Study: Playing Tetris Helps You Cope With Traumatic Experiences

3:20PM November 11, 2010 | Duncan Graham-Rowe and Debora MacKenzie - NewScientist

Playing the computer game Tetris after a horrific experience can act like a “cognitive antibiotic” by reducing the harrowing flashbacks that haunt people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). More »


Gaming

Where Is The Long Piece In Tetris When You Need It?

11:00AM October 11, 2010 | Casey Chan

That long piece in Tetris is so unreliable, I can never count on it to show up when I need it the most. [Optipess via thedailywh.at] More »


Tetris ‘Sausage’ Machine One Step Closer To Reality

8:00PM July 22, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

Remember the lovely Tetris ‘sausage’ illustration? It’s now been mocked up in Lego format. Now we have Lego-based proof-of-concept it’s surely only a matter of time until it’s scaled up to full production. [Mikropikol via Technabob]


The Terrible Truth Of How The Tetris Sausage Is Made

10:40AM July 13, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Tetris: it’s just good, clean fun, right? Wrong! You’ve actually been stacking Space Invader body parts like some intergalactic sicko all along. This is the game’s SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE moment, and you can wear it on a t-shirt. [TheDailyWh.at]


Science

Water Droplets Create Multilayered Display

8:40AM July 3, 2010 | New Scientist

Waterfalls have never been this much fun. Sheets of cascading droplets have been turned into a multilayered computer display, suitable for playing Tetris in 3D. More »


Pixels On Fire

1:20PM June 16, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/EG127HdhWZQ&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true} ); Two weeks, a lot of candles, plenty of patience, and some love for video games resulted in this incredible pixel-art animation. Watch it and the young pyromaniac in you will giggle. More »


Gaming

Life Imitating Tetris

11:30AM June 6, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Everywhere you look you see blocks. Everywhere you go you hear “Korobeiniki”. Every step you take, you know that the ground beneath you could cruelly disappear, though at least you’d have some bonus points to show for it… More »