Have you ever played
the game of Tetris? One of the world’s most popular video games, Tetris has
caught the attention of many people since its release in 1984 by a Russian game
developer. The game is rated very high amongst the greatest video games of all
time. So what is special about this?
The game’s concept
itself is very simple. There will be different geometric shapes having four
square blocks. These shapes will randomly fall down and the player is supposed
to rearrange the blocks by moving and rotating with a goal of forming a
continuous line of blocks without any gaps in between.
Interestingly the game has
made much more impact than just being a piece of entertaining activity. It has
made its users to think differently. People who have enjoyed this game and
played for hours together have been prodded by their brains to apply this
thought process in real world.
Detailed studies have been conducted by subjecting
Tetris players to experiments. The conclusion points to a positive improvement
on spatial skills, perception and visualization of the players.
After all, it is a
game. Yes, but according to the studies it is not just a game and hence the researchers
have named this manipulation of brain as “Tetris Effect”. It
explains that when people are continuously focusing on playing games such as
Tetris, their brain’s responses towards activities such as thinking &
dreaming change. Well it is a positive improvement, so why not make use of it?
Time to play a game of Tetris!
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