{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urbanism"],"cover":{"alt":"Tetris Hack: Amazing 90 Meters Tetris Game!","height":2760,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/amazing-90-meters-tetris-game/MIT-tetris.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-05-16T21:19:24Z","description":"Tetris Hack: 153 windows, 153 pixels - the front of the MIT’s Green Building lit up in a colorful display of the popular puzzler Tetris!","html":"\u003cp\u003eThe MIT’s \u003cem\u003eGreen Building\u003c/em\u003e recently hosted the world’s largest Tetris game! The 90 meters tall academic and research building was designed by noted architect I. M. Pei, whose window facade suited perfectly for a 17x9 pixel Tetris screen\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"tetris-on-the-mit-green-building\"\u003eTetris on the MIT Green Building\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs The Tech pointed out in a \u003ca href=\"http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N22/tetris.html\"\u003ecorresponding article\u003c/a\u003e, the mysteriously appearing Tetris hack, which was described as \u003cem\u003eThe holy grail of hacks\u003c/em\u003e was \u003cem\u003ethe culmination of over four and a half years of work by an undisclosed number of hackers\u003c/em\u003e! The group of hackers used the already installed LED arrays to light up the windows with a variety of colors for the super-sized video game, allowing not just students to play a fully functional game of Tetris on the Green Building!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my eyes, transforming buildings into massive arcade games is a great way of showing expertise! Those who wanna see more, should check out the \u003ca href=\"/15-meters-space-invader-game/\"\u003e15 meters Space Invader game\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFilthy Luker\u003c/strong\u003e installed in Manchester not long ago.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://popupcity.net/2012/05/the-worlds-largest-tetris-game/\"\u003epopupcity.net\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nThe MIT’s *Green Building* recently hosted the world’s largest Tetris game! The 90 meters tall academic and research building was designed by noted architect I. M. Pei, whose window facade suited perfectly for a 17x9 pixel Tetris screen...\n\n\n## Tetris on the MIT Green Building\n\n\nAs The Tech pointed out in a [corresponding article](http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N22/tetris.html), the mysteriously appearing Tetris hack, which was described as *The holy grail of hacks* was *the culmination of over four and a half years of work by an undisclosed number of hackers*! The group of hackers used the already installed LED arrays to light up the windows with a variety of colors for the super-sized video game, allowing not just students to play a fully functional game of Tetris on the Green Building!\n\nIn my eyes, transforming buildings into massive arcade games is a great way of showing expertise! Those who wanna see more, should check out the [15 meters Space Invader game](/15-meters-space-invader-game/), **Filthy Luker** installed in Manchester not long ago.\n\nVia [popupcity.net](http://popupcity.net/2012/05/the-worlds-largest-tetris-game/).\n","tags":["Urban Hacking","Electronic Art","American Urbanism"],"title":"Tetris Hack: Amazing 90 Meters Tetris Game!","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/amazing-90-meters-tetris-game/"}