Which activity, if performed for three minutes, can reduce your cravings for sex, alcohol, drugs, food, and cigarettes? If you guessed playing Tetris, you’re correct! We’ve all heard about Tetris, many of us have played it, but few know much about it. Today’s post is all about Tetris and its potential benefits. Even if you aren’t one for playing games, you will be fascinated how this one can help change your life.<\/p>\n
\u0422\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0441 or Tetris was invented by Russian programmer, Alexey Pajitnov. While working as an artificial intelligence researcher at the Soviet Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Alexey would write simple games in which he tested the capabilities of new hardware for his job. In June of 1984, he came up with Tetris.<\/p>\n
The name Tetris was actually made by combining the Greek numerical prefix for the number four, which is tetra- and Alexey’s favorite sport, tennis. His profound invention has been made available for almost every video game console and electronic device created since 1984. Tetris also was also the first Soviet-produced entertainment software to be exported to the United States.<\/p>\n
For those of you not familiar with the game, here is a short video that will demonstrate what the rest of the world has known for many years:<\/p>\n