Tetris Archive

  • Lego robot plays Tetris

    Lego robot plays Tetris

    With a webcam, a digital signaling processing board, and some Lego Mindstorms pieces, Creator Branislov Kisacanin put together what he calls the Tetris-Bot. The way it works is the Texas Instruments DSP board analyzes the screen and then communicates with the NXT robot through LED lights. The Tetris-Bot will then push the buttons on the number bad, which it can do at up to three strokes a second.

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  • Console beeps and nerds play the Tetris theme

    Console beeps and nerds play the Tetris theme

    I’m a big fan of people who do fun stuff with computers and so I am a big fan of this. These guys programmed 20 computers to play one note over and over. The resulting cacophony turns out to be a beep-boop version of the Tetris theme. The project is simple, using the internal speaker of [...]

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  • Tetris Tiles Hit The States, Showers Forever Changed

    Tetris Tiles Hit The States, Showers Forever Changed

    The anxiety ridden addiction that is Tetris, is now available... in your shower. A tile supplier based in the UK is currently producing ceramic, indoor/outdoor tiles that allows you to create your own Tetris mosaic or order a pre-designed mosaic. You can choose seven different colors, one for each of the Tetriminoes shapes. The colors are taken from Pantone colors and all orders come with an installation manual and grout spacers.

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