science presntation
TRANSCRIPT
Salman KhayamMrs. Reed
Physical Science Per. 3Spring 2010
TETRIS
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Tetris.JPG
What it is
• 1980’s video game
• often revered as a classic
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8d/NES_Tetris_Box_Front.jpg
It’s Creation
• Created in 1984
• Creator was Soviet Programmer Alexey Pajitnov
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Tetris_screen005.jpg
Alexey Pajitnov
• Born in 1956 in Russia
• Now lives in US
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Alexey_Pajitnov_-_2575833305_%28crop%29.jpg
How To Play
• Consists of rotating falling blocks that the player has to strategically place to clear levels
• When the player forms one or more solid rows, the completed rows disappear
• The goal of the game is to prevent the blocks from stacking up to the top of the screen for as long as possible
How it got it’s name
• Tetris got its name from Greek word tetra (four) because all of its pieces contain
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Tetrissplash.jpg
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