The Tetris effect : the game that hypnotized the world / Dan Ackerman.
The Tetris effect : the game that hypnotized the world / Dan Ackerman.
The Tetris effect : the game that hypnotized the world / Dan Ackerman.
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, [2016]
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G 2016/2488
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 264 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The great race -- Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov -- Coming to America -- The first blocks -- The black onyx -- Going viral -- Bonus level 1: This is your brain on Tetris -- From behind the Iron Curtain -- Into the mirror -- The Russians are coming -- "A diabolical plot" -- Welcome to ELORG -- Tetris ta...
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Tetris
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Based on an obscure board game, Tetris was designed for early computers, became a hit on TV consoles, and soared in popularity with handheld devices like the Game Boy. Today it lives on in smartphones, tablets, and laptops. All this despite the fact that it has no superhero to merchandise and no story to dramatize. Ackerman explains how a Soviet pr...
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The Tetris effect : the game that hypnotized the world / Dan Ackerman.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.
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Online version: Ackerman, Dan, author. Tetris effect. First edition. New York : PublicAffairs, 2016 9781610396127 (DLC) 2016017158
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G 2016/2488
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74VKVqrj7Wey
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqrj7Wey
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ISBN
9781610396110 hardcover
1610396111 hardcover
DDC
794.8
MMS ID
991024008415402626
