“Tetris” is one of the most popular video games of all time. This fall, the analogue of the game will be released on PlayStation 4 and it will use the phenomenon called “Tetris Effect”. Actually, that’s what the game will be called: “the Tetris Effect”. Read more about the game will be revealed at E3, and we will tell about the phenomenon.
“The Tetris effect” is the actual name for what happens to the human brain after playing a game of “Tetris” or any other game for a long time. The human brain begins to see elements of the game everywhere, even when the person stops playing. Long enough, the players started to report that they see figures from the game “Tetris” for several hours after the game.
In 2000, a study at Harvard showed that 60 percent of subjects who played “Tetris” for 7 hours a day, a few hours after the game continued to see falling blocks. “The Tetris effect” is also manifested in the fact that the player thinks about the game or becoming more observant, looking at objects in real life. The player can project the game on what he sees in real life.
This effect and want to call the developers of Tetris Effect. The principle of the game remains the same but will create more vivid scenes and visualization. In addition, the game will be available in VR for the most complete immersion into the world of the falling blocks.
What is the “Tetris Effect” and how games use this phenomenon
Ernest Vasilevskiy