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Tetris
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Description for Tetris
Paperback. Tetris is as ubiquitous as blue jeans and as addictive as jelly beans. But did you ever wonder where it came from? Probably not: Most computer programs have fairly undramatic origin stories. Not Tetris. Num Pages: 256 pages, two colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Tetris is as ubiquitous as blue jeans and as addictive as jelly beans. But did you ever wonder where it came from? Probably not: Most computer programs have fairly undramatic origin stories. Not Tetris. In 1984, Alexey Pajitnov, a computer scientist working for the USSR government, created a fun little game that became a smash hit among the computer literate population of Moscow. Before long, it was discovered by a British software firm. The rest, as they say, is history...But it's a history full of high stakes business shenanigans and some fundamental questions about the nature of play. Box Brown, ... Read more
Tetris is as ubiquitous as blue jeans and as addictive as jelly beans. But did you ever wonder where it came from? Probably not: Most computer programs have fairly undramatic origin stories. Not Tetris. In 1984, Alexey Pajitnov, a computer scientist working for the USSR government, created a fun little game that became a smash hit among the computer literate population of Moscow. Before long, it was discovered by a British software firm. The rest, as they say, is history...But it's a history full of high stakes business shenanigans and some fundamental questions about the nature of play. Box Brown, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New Milford, United States
ISBN
9781626723153
SKU
V9781626723153
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Ref
99-1
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