MITris: You Too Can Turn a Building Into a Giant Tetris Game
The team of MIT tinkerers who turned a campus building into a giant Tetris game just released the code for you to enjoy. Hooray! full story
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'You Need A Straight Piece? That'll Be 69p'
EA has announced a freemium version of Tetris. That's right, fresh from angering fans by revealing that Real Racing 3 would join the 'play for free, buy extras for cash' model, it's now admitted the noble art of block stacking will follow in turn. Tetris Blitz will be released on Android and iOS in March. And yes, it also reminds us of this. EA said it would provide "an...
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Tetris video game may help treat lazy eye
Doctors from McGill University in Montreal found that playing the video game Tetris may help treat those with lazy eyes
foxnews.com (26 days ago)
In Depth: Love Tetris? Then check out these iPhone and iPad block-stacking games
From the moment Tetris escaped its original home, an obscure Elektronika 60 in Moscow's Dorodnicyn Computing Centre, it became something of a phenomenon. There can be few games as immediately recognisable, addictive and enduring as the block-stacking classic. Tetris originated from creator Alexey Pajitnov's childhood fascination with traditional puzzle toys, and the game's...
techradar.com (20 days ago)
Could Tetris spell the end of the eye patch? Scientists use computer game to treat lazy eye
Researchers at McGill University in Canada found that Tetris can be used to train both eyes to work together in adults with lazy eye - or amblyopia.
dailymail.co.uk (24 days ago)
Also Impressive: 3-D Tetris Chalk Drawing Stop-Motion
Because I don't discriminate between Post-It animations and chalk animations (I'll watch anything that pisses away two minutes at work), this is a 3-D chalk art stop-motion from Chris Carlson (of 3-D Snake game fame) of Tetris being played. Amazingly, the player manages to set up a 4-line Tetris drop with the fewest amount of blocks possible. How veeerrrrrrry convenient. Can...
geekologie.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
How Many Tetris Pieces Would It Take to Make Your House?
Tetriminos: that’s what the little Tetris pieces are called. And now we FINALLY have a way to calculate how many Tetriminos it would take to build your house. Over on Movoto.com, a blog fashioning itself as “the lighter side of real estate,” sits a specimen of human ingenuity called Tetris Your House. It’s a simple calculator wherein you enter the square footage of your...
time.com (1 month and 23 days ago)
Tetris Blitz and the micro-transactioning of nostalgia
EA has produced a new version of classic puzzle game Tetris, which adds in-app purchases. Where is this going?Oh man, I'm not sure how I feel about this. EA is about to launch Tetris Blitz, a new version of the classic block-falling puzzler, with a host of new features. Primarily, it's now fitted with a two-minute time limit: the idea is to get the highest score possible by...
guardian.co.uk (3 months and 3 days ago)
Researchers Use Tetris to Treat 'Lazy Eye'
Researchers from McGill University used special goggles which improved vision by forcing the patients' eyes to work together while playing Tetris.
palmbeachpost.com (25 days ago)
Hands On: EA's Ultima, Tetris, and Command & Conquer iPad Games
EA's bringing new takes on classic game franchises, and putting those new takes on the iPad. I got hands-on with three new iOS games: Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances, and Tetris Blitz.
pcmag.com (3 months and 3 days ago)
Tetris has potential to heal lazy eye: study
Researchers at McGill University in Montreal say playing Tetris for an hour a day while wearing specially designed goggles is more effective than wearing an eye patch.
nydailynews.com (24 days ago)
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