Collaborate Disseminate
You’ve probably played some version of Tetris, but [the Center for Creative Learning] has a different take on it. Their latest version features a cylindrical playing field. While it wouldn’t …read more Continue reading Tetris Goes Round and Round
As a game concept, Tetris gave humanity nearly four solid decades of engagement, but with the possibility for only seven possible puzzle pieces it might seem a little bit limiting. …read more Continue reading Tetris Goes Full Circle
When we talk about video games on an oscilloscope, you’d be pardoned for assuming the project involved an analog CRT scope in X-Y mode, with vector graphics for something like …read more Continue reading Tetris on an Oscilloscope, the Software Way
If you’re programming on a modern computer, you typically make use of lots of work done by other people. There’s operating systems to abstract away the complexities of modern hardware, …read more Continue reading Tetris Clone Uses 1000 Lines of Code, and Nothing Else
Two unsavoury websites suffer from a worrying leak, scientists are going animal crackers over AI, and the BBC is intercepting scammers’ live phone calls with victims. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Sm… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #320: City Jerks, AI animals, and is the BBC hacking again?
There is a select group of computer games whose in-game logic is enough for them to simulate computers in themselves. We’ve seen it in Minecraft and DOOM, and now there’s …read more Continue reading Tetris Joins Minecraft and DOOM In Running a Computer
[Sebastian] had a tricky problem to solve. Competitors in a Tetris tournament needed to stream video of their Game Boy screens, but no solution readily existed. For reasons of fairness, …read more Continue reading GB Interceptor Enables Live Screen Capture From Game Boy
Tetris is arguably one of the most popular video games of all time, and its famous bricks have become cultural icons in themselves, as seen in this clock build from …read more Continue reading Tetris Clock Gets Talkative Upgrade
Computer memory is a problem that has been solved for many years. But early on, it was more than just a small problem. We’ve many of the different kinds at …read more Continue reading Hard(er) Drives: Impractical, Slow, Amazing, and Incredible
The idea of a tritium power cell is pretty straightforward: stick enough of the tiny glowing tubes to a photovoltaic panel and your DIY “nuclear battery” will generate energy for …read more Continue reading Tetris Handheld Powered By Tritium Cell, Eventually