The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (770 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01L2B3UWA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 511 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ackerman shows how Tetris worked its way first through Pajitnov's office and then out into the world, entrancing player after player with its hypnotic shapes. Then, tracing the stories of the British, American, and Japanese moguls who raced each other for the rights, Ackerman recounts the game's complex and improbable path to global success. How did an obscure Soviet programmer working on frail, antiquated computers create a product that has earned nearly $1 billion in sales? How did an inspired makeshift game turn into a worldwide sensation that has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, inspired a Hollywood movie, and been played in outer space? In this surprising trivia-filled audiobook, tech reporter Dan Ackerman describes how, as a teenager behind the Iron Curtain, Alexe